Herpes simplex Virus Hepatitis in a Renal Transplant Recipient: Successful Treatment with Acyclovir

Abstract

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) hepatitis in adults is a rare and severe disease usually occurring in immunocompromised patients or pregnant women. We report on a case of primary HSV type I hepatitis in a 48-year-old male renal transplant recipient with successful outcome after acyclovir treatment.