DISSEMINATED NEONATAL HERPES SIMPLEX INFECTION - A CASE REPORT

Neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections are transmitted from an infected mother,usually vertically, during delivery. The incidence of infection is approximately one per 3,000 to 20,000live births. Three subtypes of natally acquired or postnatally acquired infection have been identified(1) disease localized to the skin, eye or mouth (2) encephalitis, with or without skin, eye or mouthinvolvement (3) disseminated infection that involves multiple sites, including the central nervoussystem, lung, liver, adrenals, skin, eye or mouth. We report a 9 days old preterm child with disseminated neonatal herpes.