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James B. Hanshaw, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1973;126(4):546-555.

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Although Herpesvirus hominis (HVH) has been known as a cause of infection in the newborn period for forty years when Batignani¹ observed an infant with isolated keratoconjunctivitis and Hass² described hepatoadrenal necrosis, the condition has not received a great deal of attention in the literature. Information obtained in the last decade concerning the spectrum of disease, antigenic differences in the oral (type 1) and genital (type 2) strains, and the possibility of antiviral therapy has quickened the interest of medical virologists, pediatricians, and obstetricians in this condition. It is now known that some infants with HVH infections in neonatal life may be asymptomatic or have localized forms of the disease with late central nervous system (CNS) sequelae. It is also recognized that most infections in neonates are due to the genital or type 2 virus, thus reinforcing the concept that transmission to the infant is from contact with . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Rochester, NY

From the University of Rochester (NY) School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication June 18, 1973.

Reprint requests to the Department of Pediatrics, the Genesee Hospital, 224 Alexander St, Rochester, NY 14607 (Dr. Hanshaw).

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