Extensive Epidermal Skin Loss Secondary to HSV Type One: Neonatal Management Challenges

We describe a rare case of a preterm neonate presenting at birth with extensive epidermal skin loss of over 90% due to disseminated herpes simplex virus type one infection. Differential diagnosis included aplasia cutis and epidermolysis bullosa. Serum PCR and mouth swabs confirmed HSV type one, and...

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Autores principales: Calthorpe, Rebecca J, Spencer, Emma, Ravenscroft, Jane C, Tang, Ting S, Martinez, Anna E, Deorukhkar, Anjum
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6915126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31885996
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2459219

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6915126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31885996
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2459219

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