PROF.ESHIWANI ARTHUR A.
LL.B UNIVERSITY OF DAR-SALAM, LL.M,(UoN)LL.M UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, JSD(PHD) UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Oral infection with Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) is a frequent and well documented complication in immunosuppressed individuals including patients on immunosuppressive medication. We report the development of severe oral infection with HSV type 1 in a 34 year old woman with type 1 diabetes mellitus and end stage renal disease (ESRD) following cadaveric renal transplantation at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. The role of acyclovir in therapy and chemoprophylaxis is discussed.
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