Case Report
Herpes Simplex Virus Hepatitis in an Immunocompetent Host Resembling Hepatic Pyogenic Abscesses
Table 1
Summary of patient’s microbiology data.
| Test | Result | Normal parameters |
| Hepatitis Panel | | | Hepatitis A IgG/IgM | Ab screen + | Negative | Hepatitis A IgM | Negative | Negative | Hepatitis B core Ab | Negative | Negative | Hepatitis C Ab | Negative | Negative | Serologic Studies | | | HSV 1/2 IgM ELISA | 467 IV | 0.89 IV | HSV 1/2 IgG ELISA | >22.4 IV | 0.89 IV | HSV-1 IgG ELISA | 0.61 | <0.90 | HSV-2 IgG ELISA | 3.91 | <0.09 | HSV-2 PCR | 200,000 copies/mL | Assay range for HSV 2 is 73 copies/mL to copies/mL | Respiratory viral swab | +coronavirus | Negative | HIV-1 PCR | Negative | Negative | CD3+ lymphocytes | 846/mm3 | 790–2375/mm3 | CD4+ lymphocytes | 487/mm3 | 387–1688/mm3 | CD8+ lymphocytes | 359/mm3 | 157–856/mm3 | Penile lesion swab | | | HSV DFA | Negative | Negative | HSV culture | Positive | Negative |
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