Ultrastructural study of early stage of calcification in herpes simplex encephalitis

T. Kubota, H. Kusaka, A. Hirano, J. Llena

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Abstract

A case of herpes simplex encephalitis was investigated at the ultrastructural level. Herpes simplex virions were observed, both in nuclei and perikarya of degenerated cells in the cerebrum. Needle-shaped mineralized precipitates were also present in the disintegrated cells. These mineralized depositions were confined to mitochondria. This finding suggests that mitochondria serve as initial nidus of calcification in herpes simplex encephalitis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)77-79
Number of pages3
JournalActa neuropathologica
Volume68
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1985

Keywords

  • Calcification
  • Encephalitis
  • Herpes simplex
  • Mitochondria

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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