First case of herpetic meningoencephalitis treated with ganciclovir

Anne Laure Blanc; Loubna El Mansouf; Xavier Lemaire

doi:10.1080/1120009X.2016.1195070

First case of herpetic meningoencephalitis treated with ganciclovir

J Chemother. 2017 Oct;29(5):308-309. doi: 10.1080/1120009X.2016.1195070. Epub 2016 Jun 7.

Authors

Anne Laure Blanc¹, Loubna El Mansouf¹, Xavier Lemaire¹

Affiliation

¹ a Infectious Disease Unit Douai Hospital, Route de Cambrai , Douai , France.

PMID: 27268065
DOI: 10.1080/1120009X.2016.1195070

Abstract

Consensus treatment for herpetic meningoencephalitis is intravenous aciclovir but no guidelines are available for alternative treatment in case of renal failure induced by aciclovir. We report to the best of our knowledge, the first case of herpetic meningoencephalitis treated with success by ganciclovir.

Keywords: Ganciclovir; Herpes meningoencephalitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acyclovir / therapeutic use
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / drug therapy*
Ganciclovir / therapeutic use*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Ganciclovir
Acyclovir