RT Book, Section
A1 Sabella, Camille
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Sabella, Camille
A2 Smith, Mindy Ann
A2 Mayeaux, E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
A2 Appachi, Elumalai
SR Print(0)
ID 1114878984
T1 Congenital and Perinatal Infections
T2 The Color Atlas of Pediatrics
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176701-9
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1114878984
RD 2024/04/25
AB A  7-day-old  infant  is  seen  in  the  emergency  department  because  of  a  rash  that  was  noted  on  the  infant’s  trunk  and  back.  The  rash  consisted  of  crops  of  vesicular  lesions  on  an  erythematous  base  (Figure  187-1).  The  infant  was  born  at  term  gestation  to  an  18-year-old  mother  who  had  poor  prenatal  care.  The  mother  denied  a  history  of  herpes  simplex  infection  or  other  sexually  transmitted  infections.  A  direct  fluorescent  antibody  test  for  herpes  simplex  virus  (HSV)  was  positive  and  an  HSV  culture  from  the  lesion  was  positive.  A  lumbar  puncture  was  normal,  and  blood  and  CSF  tests  for  HSV  DNA  were  negative.  The  infant  was  admitted  and  treated  with  intravenous  acyclovir  for  14  days  and  recovered  without  sequelae.