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Fulminant hepatic failure secondary to herpes simplex virus infection in a neonate: A case report of successful treatment with liver transplantation and perioperative acyclovir
✍ Scribed by Egawa, Hiroto ;Inomata, Yukihiro ;Nakayama, Shingo ;Matsui, Akira ;Yamabe, Hirohiko ;Uemoto, Shinji ;Asonuma, Katsuhiro ;Tanaka, Koichi
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 272 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1074-3022
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✦ Synopsis
Neonatal disseminated herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, including fulminant hepatic failure (FHF), is lethal, and the patients rarely have a chance for liver transplantation because of the rapid development of the disease. We describe of a case of FHF secondary to HSV infection in a neonate successfully treated by aggressive intensive care followed by liver transplantation.