Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus with Fulminant Hepatitis

Table 1

Patient’s laboratory results.

Lab values	AST^a; (10–30 U/L)^d	ALT^b; (7–35 U/L)^d	Alkaline phosphatase; (25–100 U/L)^d	Total bilirubin; (0.3–1.2 mg/dL)^d	Platelets; (150–450 10^3/µL)^d	INR^c; (0.8–1.2)^d	HSV^e
							PCR^f
							Maternal serum (copies/mL)
							Before therapy	After therapy
Case 1	3685	4101	114	2.1	278	1.69	1.1 million	100,000
Case 2	2075	3886	203	11	140	3.6	500 million	400,000
Case 3	1902	731	127	2.0	90	3.2	NP	NP

U/L: units per liter.
^aAspartate aminotransferase.
^bAlanine aminotransferase.
^cInternational normalized ratio.
^dNormal reference range.
^eHerpes simplex virus.
^fPolymerase chain reaction.
NP: not performed.