Open AccessFavorable outcome in a case of perinatal enterovirus 71 infection
Author(s) -
Yumi Nishikii,
Akiko Nakatomi,
Tomoki Doi,
Shohki Oka,
Hiroyuki Moriuchi
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/00006454-200209000-00024
Subject(s) - enterovirus , pleocytosis , medicine , enterovirus 71 , enterovirus infections , pediatrics , lymphocytic pleocytosis , foot and mouth disease , cerebrospinal fluid , dermatology , virology , encephalitis , outbreak , meningitis , pathology , virus
A 5-day-old newborn baby presented with skin eruption, oral vesicles, and fever. His mother developed skin eruption at the same time, and his four-year-old sister was diagnosed with hand-foot-mouth disease 1 week before his delivery. Enterovirus 71 was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid that showed mild pleocytosis. This rare case of virology documented perinatal enterovirus 71 infection recovered without sequelae.