HSV-1, Herpes Simplex Virus

Entities

• Herpetic rash: Vesicular
• Cellulitis: Redness + Swelling + Pain + Tenderness esp female genital skin and fingers.
• Myelitis esp transverse myelitis (Weakness + Paralysis + Decreased deep reflexes of the limbs):
  • Face
  • Anus, male genitalia, Bulbocavernous
  • Extremities especially lower limbs
  • Muscles, back muscles

• Neuropathy, Neuritis (Limbs, Fingers, buttocks, around the anus, lower back and sacrum and mouth) Radiculopathy, esp in the sacrum area
• Neurogenic Bladder : Large bladder + Dysuria + Urinary frequency / Incontinence + Urinary retention + Nocturnal enuresis

• Conjunctivitis, Keratitis, Chemosis: (Photophobia, Eye pain, Corneal dendritic lesions)
• Retinitis, chorioretinitis, retinal necrosis (Blurred vision+ Blindness)
• Gingivitis, stomatitis (Necrosis + Mouth pain + the patient is unable to drink or eat)
• Pharyngitis (Exudate / Catarrh + Odynophagia + Pseudomembrane)

• Proctitis (Tenesmus + Pain = Necrosis + Constipation = Anal discharge

• Urethritis (Mucoid urethral secretions + Dysuria +Urinary frequency)
• Salpingitis, Endometritis (Leukourrhea + Painful menses)
• IUGR (Miscarriage + Itching + Blisters + Pain + Discharge
• Male Infertility
• Prostatitis (Itching + Pain)
• Pneumonia, interstitial tissue pneumonia, tracheobronchitis, pneumonitis: local necrosis, ARDS
• Meningitis, encephalitis: terrible dreams, sad, crying
• Myositis (Myoglobinuria, Myalgia agg with physical activity)

• Thrombocytopenia
• Hepatitis
• Adrenal lesion, Adrenal insufficiency

• Lymphadenitis / Lymphadenopathy: neck, axillary, limbs, especially elbow, painful inguinal lymphadenopathy
• Arthritis, esp of single-joint type
• Chelitis
• HSV encephalitis (HSE)

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.

Related disease

• Eczema
• Skin cracks
• Crusted rashes
• Itching
• Small pimples
• Urticaria
• Wounds: (Female, Mouth, Tongue, White sores of esophagus, anus)
  

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