HSV-1, Herpes Simplex Virus

Clinic

• HSV-1 is a viral miasm, belongs to Herpes viruses
• It is very invasive
• It involve mucus membrane and neural endings which cause burning pain.

Entities	Sign / Symptoms	Disease
Herpetic rash	Vesicular eruptions	Eczema Skin cracks Crusted rashes Itching Small pimples White sores of esophagus, anus
Cellulitis	Redness Swelling Pain / Tenderness Esp female genital skin and fingers.	Wounds esp Female Mouth, Tongue,
Myelitis	Weakness Paralysis Decreased deep reflexes of the limbs Esp Face Anus, male genitalia, Bulbocavernous Extremities esp lower limbs Muscles, Back muscles	transverse myelitis
NeuropathyNeuritis	Limbs, Fingers, buttocks, around the anus, lower back and sacrum and mouth Radiculopathy esp in the sacrum area
Neurogenic Bladder	Large bladder / Urinary retention Dysuria Urinary frequency / Incontinence Nocturnal enuresis
Conjunctivitis Keratitis Chemosis	Photophobia Eye pain	Corneal dendritic lesions
Retinitis Chorioretinitis	Blurred vision Blindness	Retinal necrosis
Gingivitis Stomatitis Chelitis	Necrosis Mouth pain Unablility to drink or eat
Pharyngitis	Exudate / Catarrh Odynophagia	Pseudomembrane
Proctitis	Tenesmus / Pain Necrosis Constipation Anal discharge
Urethritis	Mucoid urethral secretions Dysuria Urination frequency
Salpingitis Endometritis	Leukourrhea Painful menses
Prostatitis	Itching Pain
Impotency	Male Infertility
Pneumonia Interstitial pneumonitis Tracheitis Bronchitis		ARDS Local necrosis,
Meningitis Encephalitis	Terrible dreams Sad, crying	HSV encephalitis (HSE)
Myositis	Myoglobinuria Myalgia agg with physical activity
Thrombocytopenia
Hepatitis
	Adrenal lesion Adrenal insufficiency
Lymphadenitis	Lymphadenopathy: Esp Neck, Axillary, Limbs, Elbow, Inguinal Painful
Arthritis	Esp single-joint type
Urticaria

• IUGR (Miscarriage + Itching + Blisters + Pain + Discharge

Parkinsonism

Recently a relation between Parkinsonism and HSV infection is found through a population-based case-control study of incident Parkinson’s disease.

HSV-1 colitis

• Symptoms of HSV colitis are not specific and do not differ considerably from colitis caused by other agents. Watery diarrhoea with addition of blood, crampy abdominal pain, fever, arthralgia, nausea, loss of appetite and loss of weight can be found.

Remedies

1. NAT-M, ARS
2. Hep
3. Borx, Con, Arum-t, Rhus-t, Nit-ac, Mez, Kreos, Sul, Phos, Sep
4. Am-c, Aeth, Anac, Sul-ac, Canth, Graph, Hydr, Iris, Lach, Sars, Nat-c, Merc