Acute hepatitis as a manifestation of primary HSV infection in a healthy child

Several herpesviruses can cause hepatic injury, but herpes simplex virus (HSV) is rarely involved in immune-competent patients, beyond the neonatal age. We report a rare case of acute hepatitis associated with primary HSV infection in a previously healthy child. Therefore, HSV infection should be ac...

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Main Authors: Elena Virginia Comi, Paola Bruni, Dimitri Poddighe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.jpnim.com/index.php/jpnim/article/view/660