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J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
; 5(3): e21-3, 2016 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27021037
RESUMO
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.