Congenital disseminated herpes simplex virus type II infection in a premature infant

R Beck; T Park; P Farrington; C K Steigman; J D Sennesh

doi:10.1055/s-2007-999803

Congenital disseminated herpes simplex virus type II infection in a premature infant

Am J Perinatol. 1987 Oct;4(4):334-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-999803.

Authors

R Beck¹, T Park, P Farrington, C K Steigman, J D Sennesh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

PMID: 3651193
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999803

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Herpes Simplex / congenital*
Herpes Simplex / transmission
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases / etiology*
Maternal-Fetal Exchange
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious