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Case Reports
. 1976 Sep-Oct;21(2):100-5.
doi: 10.1016/0039-6257(76)90086-2.

Eye infections with herpes simplex viruses in neonates

A J Nahmias, A M Visintine, D R Caldwell, L A Wilson
Case Reports

Eye infections with herpes simplex viruses in neonates

A J Nahmias et al. Surv Ophthalmol. 1976 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

A newborn with severe ocular herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 2 infection acquired in utero is presented to exemplify problems in diagnosis and management. A review of 297 newborns with HSV type 1 or type 2 infection reveals that about one-fifth demonstrate ocular involvement including one or more of the following: microphatalmia, conjunctivitis, keratitis, chorioretinitis, optic neuritis and cataracts.

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