Relapse of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis in a Patient with Metastatic Small Cell Lung Cancer Following Scalp Sparing Whole Brain Radiotherapy

We describe a patient with small cell lung cancer and brain metastasis who underwent chemotherapy, treatment with dexamethasone and whole brain radiotherapy who subsequently suffered two episodes of HSV encephalitis three months and seven months after completion of radiotherapy and while on dexamethasone treatment.
Source: IDCases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research