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Neonatal Herpes Simplex

Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period

Neonatal herpes simplex, or simply neonatal herpes, is a herpes infection in a newborn baby caused by the herpes simplex virus. It occurs mostly as a result of vertical transmission of the virus from an affected mother to her baby, and its types include skin eye and mouth herpes, disseminated herpes, and central nervous system herpes. Depending on the type, symptoms vary from a fever to small blisters, irritability, low body temperature, lethargy, and breathing difficulty, and some affected newborns show red streaming eyes or no symptoms at all.

Facts
Classification
Body System
Integumentary System 1
Body System
Nervous System 1
Body System
Digestive System 1
ICD-10 Chapter
XVI: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 2
Communicable or Non-communicable
Communicable 1
Transmission Route
Vertical (Mother-to-Child) 1
Connections

Treated By

Antiviral Therapy, Treatments

Antiviral therapy is the standard emergency treatment for neonatal herpes simplex infection.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Neonatal herpes
Wikipedia
  • Lead section, disease-category statement
    Neonatal herpes simplex, or simply neonatal herpes, is a herpes infection in a newborn baby, caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV).
  • Lead section, transmission-route statement
    It occurs mostly as a result of vertical transmission of the HSV from an affected mother to her baby.
  • Lead section, body-system statement
    Types include skin, eye, and mouth herpes (SEM), disseminated herpes (DIS), and central nervous system herpes (CNS).
  • Lead section, body-system statement (nervous)
    Types include skin, eye, and mouth herpes (SEM), disseminated herpes (DIS), and central nervous system herpes (CNS).
  • Lead section, body-system statement (digestive)
    Depending on the type, symptoms vary from a fever to small blisters, irritability, low body temperature, lethargy, breathing difficulty, and a large abdomen due to ascites or large liver.
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2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter XVI
Quote, List of chapters, Chapter XVI
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
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