Antiviral-Resistant Fulminant Herpes Hepatitis in Pregnancy

Abstract Fulminant herpes hepatitis with disseminated extrahepatic involvement in pregnancy is rare and carries a high mortality risk. Although acyclovir remains standard first-line therapy, effective management of acyclovir-resistant disseminated herpes simplex virus (HSV) in pregnancy remains elus...

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Main Authors: Christina A. Herrera, Kacey Y. Eichelberger, Nancy C. Chescheir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2013-05-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0033-1343791