Congenital Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus Type II Infection in a Premature Infant

Robert Beck; Tong Park; Pam Farrington; Carmen K. Steigman; Joel D. Sennesh

doi:10.1055/s-2007-999803

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Am J Perinatol 1987; 4(4): 334-338
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999803

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Congenital Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus Type II Infection in a Premature Infant

Robert Beck¹ , Tong Park² , Pam Farrington³ , Carmen K. Steigman⁴ , Joel D. Sennesh⁵

¹Clinical Assistant Professor of Child Health and Development, The George Washington University; Associate Director of Nurseries, Department of Pediatrics, The Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia
²Associate Director of Nurseries, Department of Pediatrics, The Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia
³Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
⁴Resident, Department of Pathology, The Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia
⁵Department of Pathology, The Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia

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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A rare case of congenital herpes simplex virus type II infection is reported in a 25-week premature infant. Transmission of infection was thought to be transplacental, and the infection was rapidly fatal ex utero due to extensive antenatal disseminated disease.

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