| Literature DB >> 16404606 |
Astrid Meerbach1, Andreas Sauerbrei, Werner Meerbach, Hans-Jörg Bittrich, Peter Wutzler.
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In neonates, herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections can lead to severe diseases associated with high mortality. We report a 6-day-old girl who developed clinical signs of fulminant hepatic failure accompanied by infectious-toxic shock and disseminated coagulopathy secondary to HSV type 1 (HSV-1) infection. The diagnosis was performed postmortem by demonstration of HSV-1 DNA in liver tissue as well as by retrospective detection of HSV-specific antibodies.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16404606 DOI: 10.1007/s00430-005-0009-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Microbiol Immunol ISSN: 0300-8584 Impact factor: 3.402