loading...| Preferred Name |
Herpes simplex encephalitis |
| Synonyms |
Herpes encephalitis |
| Definitions |
Although infection with HSV is very common in the population, only a miniscule proportion of infected persons develop encephalitis, so that an occurrence of HSV encephalitis is interpreted as a sign of increased susceptibility to HSV. Herpes encephalitis may occur in immunocompromised patients, but HSV-1 is consistently the single most common cause of sporadic encephalitis worldwide. Infection of the brain parenchyma with herpes simplex virus, resulting in inflammation of the brain parenchyma with neurologic dysfunction. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0012302 |
| comment |
Although infection with HSV is very common in the population, only a miniscule proportion of infected persons develop encephalitis, so that an occurrence of HSV encephalitis is interpreted as a sign of increased susceptibility to HSV. Herpes encephalitis may occur in immunocompromised patients, but HSV-1 is consistently the single most common cause of sporadic encephalitis worldwide. |
| creation_date |
2013-04-14T02:43:10Z |
| creator | |
| database_cross_reference |
MSH:D020803 UMLS:C0276226 SNOMEDCT_US:428638009 |
| definition |
Infection of the brain parenchyma with herpes simplex virus, resulting in inflammation of the brain parenchyma with neurologic dysfunction. |
| has_alternative_id |
HP:0020098 |
| has_exact_synonym |
Herpes encephalitis |
| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
| id |
HP:0012302 |
| label |
Herpes simplex encephalitis |
| notation |
HP:0012302 |
| prefLabel |
Herpes simplex encephalitis |
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| subClassOf |