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Severe Herpes Simplex Encephalitis: an Unusual Presentation of IPEX

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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding authors upon request. All data are published anonymously, and the identity of the patient described cannot be retrieved from the data provided in the present case report.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the patient and his family. We thank Associazione di Promozione Sociale “Genitori in fuga” (https://www.genitoriinfuga.org/) for their support to our scientific work.

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  1. Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Division, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy

    Linda Rossini & Antonio Marzollo

  2. Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy

    Linda Rossini

  3. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 3, 35128, Padova, Italy

    Claudia Maria Bonardi

  4. Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy

    Eva Trevisson

  5. Onco-Hematology, Stem Cell Transplant and Gene Therapy, Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica Foundation - Città della Speranza, Padova, Italy

    Silvia Bresolin

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Data collection: CMB, LR. Conception and design of the study: LR, CMB, AM. Generation, collection, assembly, analysis, and/or interpretation of data: LR, CMB, SB, ET, AM. Drafting paper: LR, CMB, AM. Editing and approval of the final version of the manuscript: LR, CMB, SB, ET, AM.

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Correspondence to Claudia Maria Bonardi.

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Rossini, L., Bonardi, C.M., Bresolin, S. et al. Severe Herpes Simplex Encephalitis: an Unusual Presentation of IPEX. J Clin Immunol 44, 100 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-024-01702-z

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