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Fatal pneumonia following maternal HSV-1 viraemia in late pregnancy |
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| Authors: | Alberto Berardi Claudio Gallo Licia Lugli Isotta Guidotti Giancarlo Gargano Livia Maccio |
| Institution: | 1. Unità Operativa di Terapia Intensiva Neonatale, Azienda Ospedaliero – Universitaria Policlinico, Modena, Italy,;2. Unità Operativa di Terapia Intensiva Neonatale, IRCCS Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy,;3. Dipartimento Integrato Servizi Diagnostici e di Laboratorio e di Medicina Legale, Sezione di Anatomia Patologica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy, and |
| Abstract: | Neonatal Herpes simplex virus (HSV) pneumonia without apparent accompanying disseminated infection is a rare condition. We describe a case of neonatal pneumonia following maternal HSV type 1 viraemia in late pregnancy. A review of the literature shows that cases of HSV presenting as pneumonia in the first week of life are the most severe form of neonatal HSV. |
| Keywords: | Disseminated infection early-onset sepsis herpes simplex virus newborn infant pneumonia |