Acute Herpes Simplex Virus Laryngitis Presenting as Airway Obstruction Post Influenza: A Viral Pneumonia

We present a case of HSV laryngitis in a 71-year-old female who presented with septic shock, acute renal failure, and acute hypoxic respiratory failure secondary to Influenza A and bacterial pneumonia for which she required intubation. The hospitalization course included extubation failures due to stridor, a positive cuff leak test resulting in an open tracheostomy, and a laryngeal biopsy confirming HSV infection, which was successfully treated with acyclovir.PMID:37872902 | PMC:PMC10590468 | DOI:10.7759/cureus.45742
Source: Herpes - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research