TY - JOUR T1 - Fatal co-infection with pulmonary tuberculosis and herpes simplex virus 1 pneumonia under steroid treatment JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 108 LP - 111 DO - 10.1183/09031936.93.05010108 VL - 5 IS - 1 AU - C Charasse AU - JM Liegaux AU - Y Le Tulzo AU - C Camus AU - R Thomas AU - F Cartier AU - MP Ramee AU - P Andre Y1 - 1992/01/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/5/1/108.abstract N2 - We report a case of adult respiratory distress syndrome in a 65 yr old man under inappropriate steroid therapy who developed both Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis pneumonia; we conclude from clinical and histological data that HSV 1 played a major role in the fatal outcome of this immunocompromised patient, in spite of acyclovir treatment. ER -