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Chronic Granulomatous Herpes Encephalitis: A Rare Entity Posing a Diagnostic Challenge J Neurosurg Pediatrics 8:402-406, Adamo, M.A.,et al, 2011 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Rarely, however, it may progress to a chronic state, and more rarely still to a granulomatous encephalitis. Prior studies have suggested that antiviral immunity with Toll-like receptors determines susceptibility to herpes viruses. The authors report the case of a 14-year-old girl with a remote history of treated HSV encephalitis, who had intractable seizures and worsening MR imaging changes that were concerning for either a neoplastic or an inflammatory process. She was found to have granulomatous herpes simplex encephalitis and had a low cytokine response to Toll-like receptor 3 stimulation.

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