A Rare Case of Congenital Herpes Simplex Virus Infection with Therapeutic Response to Acyclovir

A 1-day-old pre-term female child delivered by lower segment cesarean section was referred for hypo-pigmented skin lesions over trunk since birth. After 3 days, the neonate developed vesicles and pustules. The mother gave a history of fluid-filled genital lesions at the 12(th) week of gestation. The...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jangid, Neha C., Choudhary, Ankita, Shah, Bela J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10115333/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37089837
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/idoj.idoj_335_22
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Sumario:A 1-day-old pre-term female child delivered by lower segment cesarean section was referred for hypo-pigmented skin lesions over trunk since birth. After 3 days, the neonate developed vesicles and pustules. The mother gave a history of fluid-filled genital lesions at the 12(th) week of gestation. The diagnosis of neonatal herpes infection was suspected clinically, which was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction, and the lesions resolved following injectable acyclovir.

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