Congenital Herpes Simplex Virus in the Newborn: A Diagnostic Dilemma | Zendy

Rupena Purewal | Zendy; Lisa Costello | Zendy; Srikanth Garlapati | Zendy; Sanjay Mitra | Zendy; Michelle C. Mitchell | Zendy; Kathryn Moffett | Zendy

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Congenital Herpes Simplex Virus in the Newborn: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Author(s) -

Rupena Purewal,

Lisa Costello,

Srikanth Garlapati,

Sanjay Mitra,

Michelle C. Mitchell,

Kathryn Moffett

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piw013

Subject(s) - medicine , herpes simplex virus , hsl and hsv , antiviral therapy , virology , virus , immunology , pediatrics , dermatology , chronic hepatitis

Although congenital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is rare, it is associated with severe morbidity. We report a 36-week gestational age infant who presented with atypical skin lesions, presumably mitigated by exposure to maternal antiviral suppressive therapy. The initial absence of typical herpetic vesicles and lack of viral detection in skin lesions delayed the correct diagnosis, highlighting the importance of differentiating HSV from other neonatal rashes.

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