Neonatal Herpes Simplex Fulminant Hepatitis Successfully Treated with Acyclovir

Disseminated neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is characterized by progressive multiple organ failure and high mortality rates up to 85% for untreated neonates. It can result from infection with either HSV-1 or HSV-2. We report the first known case of disseminated neonatal herpes associated with fulminant liver failure caused by HSV-2 who survived without liver transplant.

• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Journal of Clinical Neonatology

• Publication date

  2012-04-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.4103/2249-4847.96761PMID 24027697PMCID 3743148
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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