Author/Authors :
Aminzadeh, Z Associate professor of infectious diseases - shaheed Beheshti medical university. Tehran , Roudgari, A Resident of infectious diseases - shaheed Beheshti medical university, Tehran , Manafian, B Resident of infectious diseases - shaheed Beheshti medical university, Tehran
Abstract :
Herpes simplex encephalitis is the most common cause of sporadic encephalitis. There are some reports of reactivation of HSV in mice after administrating of amphetamine. In some people methamphetamine use has been linked with increased numbers of HIV and other STI. We report a young woman methamphetamine user with herpes simplex meningoencephalitis.
Keywords :
Herpes Simplex , Encephalitis , Methamphetamine , Amphethamine
