Herpes Simplex Virus Type II Infection of Ileum Mesothelium: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Disseminated herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection usually manifests in the immunocompromised.However, anecdotal examples of visceral HSV disease and viremia have complicated type I diabetes.A case of a 53-year-old type I diabetic patient with bowel obstruction one week subsequent to bronchitis is reported.At laparotomy, a perforated segment of ileu