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- Title
Two Cases of Herpes Virus Infection of Nose Mimicking Acute Invasive Fungal Infection in Immunocompromised Hosts.
- Authors
Changhee Lee; Yong Gi Jung; Hyo-Yeol Kim; Sang Duk Hong
- Abstract
Various invasive fungal infections can occur in immunocompromised hosts, and an acute invasive fungal infection (AIFI) can be fatal. Because of its high mortality rate, AIFI must be quickly diagnosed and treated, such as anti-fungal agents or surgical debridement. In an immunocompromised host, nasal herpes simplex infection, usually caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) type-1, can have various clinical manifestations, some of which can mimic AIFI. However, the management of acute viral infection differs significantly from invasive fungal infections of the nose. A fast and accurate differential diagnosis is mandatory because a delay in the disease-specific treatment of acute invasive infections can lead to mortality. This report describes two immunocompromised patients with mucosal and skin lesions around the nose. We provide clinical clues when mucosal lesions of the nasal cavity and skin lesions around the nose develop in immunocompromised hosts.
- Subjects
MYCOSES; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED patients; VIRUS diseases; ANTIFUNGAL agents; MUCORMYCOSIS; NASAL cavity
- Publication
Journal of Rhinology, 2022, Vol 29, Issue 2, p106
- ISSN
1229-1498
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.18787/jr.2021.00387