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HSV-2 primary infection infrequently spreads to extra-genital tissues, and extra-genital complications are rare findings in immunocompetent individuals.
Highlights a rare and fatal presentation of fulminant myocarditis caused by HSV-2 in an immunocompetent individual.
Highlights HSV-2 as a rare but fatal etiology for fulminant myocarditis; leaves.
Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is the leading cause of genital lesions. Infrequently HSV-2 primary infection can spread and involve other tissue and organs, however in immunocompetent individuals extra-genital complications are rare findings. In this report we present a fatal case of fulminant myocarditis and terminal liver involvement, caused by HSV-2 infection, with a unique presentation. Diagnosis was made only post-mortem.
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