Neonatal Medicine

The Korean Society of Neonatology (대한신생아학회)
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Successful Treatment of Neonatal Herpes Simplex Infection Presenting as Fulminant Hepatitis with Acyclovir and Peritoneal Dialysis

  • Choi, Seonghye (Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jang Hoon (Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Moon Sung (Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2019.05.22
  • Accepted : 2019.09.25
  • Published : 2019.11.30
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Abstract

Disseminated neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is a severe disease with a high mortality rate. Here, we report the patient presented with fulminant hepatic failure secondary to HSV infection followed by renal failure without any mucocutaneous symptoms. The patient recovered after treatment with acyclovir and peritoneal dialysis. This is the first known case of a patient in Korea who survived disseminated HSV infection with fulminant liver failure followed by renal failure without undergoing liver transplantation.

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