Pulmonary Herpes Simplex Infection: A Case Report

Authors

  • Ummu Afeera Zainulabid Internal Medicine Specialist & Medical Lecturer, Department ofInternal Medicine, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia
  • Megat Razeem Abdul Razak Pulmonologist, Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan, Malaysia
  • Suhaila Abdullah Clinical Pathologist, Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan, Malaysia
  • Sharifah Nor Ashikin Syed Yasin Clinical Radiologist, Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v5i1.244

Keywords:

Endobronchial pseudo-tumour, herpes simplex, nodular warty, intranuclear inclusion

Abstract

Pulmonary herpes simplex infection is rarely reported. To date, there is a paucity of literature on this infection. This case study describes a 64-year-old male with a background history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension who was intubated for acute respiratory failure. The managing team had difficulty to wean his oxygenation thus decided for bronchoscopy examination which showed suspicious growth at middle lobe of the right lung. Repeated bronchoscopy by pulmonologist revealed a nodular ‘warty’ appearance lesion at right bronchus intermedius. His biopsy revealed histopathological changes consistent with herpes simplex infection.

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 05 No. 01 January’21 Page: 112-114

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Published

2020-07-05

How to Cite

Zainulabid, U. A., Razak, M. R. A., Abdullah, S., & Yasin, S. N. A. S. (2020). Pulmonary Herpes Simplex Infection: A Case Report. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 5(1), 112–114. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v5i1.244

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Case Report

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