Ulcerative Colitis: Guitton C

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A digest of articles written 1999 and later, on the topic "Colitis, Ulcerative," originating from Planet Earth —» Guitton C.  Display:  All Citations ·  All Abstracts
1 Article Fatal herpetic hepatitis in adult following short corticotherapy: a case report. 1999

Seksik P, Gozlan J, Guitton C, Galula G, Maury E, Offenstadt G. · Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, France. · Intensive Care Med. · Pubmed #10342519 No free full text.

Abstract: Herpes simplex virus hepatitis (HSV hepatitis) is an uncommon and severe complication of HSV type 1 and HSV type 2 infection. HSV hepatitis affects mostly immunocompromised patients. We report the case of a young man without any previous known immunodeficiency who developed fatal HSV hepatitis in the first 8 days of oral corticotherapy given for ulcerative colitis. A prompt diagnosis was possible because HSV was recovered from peripheral blood leukocytes.