Case presentation: A pregnant woman developed hepatitis due to a herpes simplex virus 2 primary infection with a severe systemic inflammatory response. Treatment with acyclovir and human immunoglobulin was given and both mother and baby survived. Purpose: We provide the first description of the inflammatory response associated with herpetic hepatitis in pregnancy.
Cytokine storm and severe hepatitis in pregnancy due to herpes simplex virus 2 / Mularoni, A.; Cona, A.; Ribeiro Dias, L.; Bulati, M.; Busa, R.; Castelbuono, S.; Lo Porto, D.; Pietrosi, G.; Liotta, R.; Conaldi, P. G.; Grossi, P. A.; Luppi, M.. - In: INFECTION. - ISSN 0300-8126. - 52:1(2024), pp. 259-263. [10.1007/s15010-023-02092-x]
Cytokine storm and severe hepatitis in pregnancy due to herpes simplex virus 2
Luppi M.
2024
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Case presentation: A pregnant woman developed hepatitis due to a herpes simplex virus 2 primary infection with a severe systemic inflammatory response. Treatment with acyclovir and human immunoglobulin was given and both mother and baby survived. Purpose: We provide the first description of the inflammatory response associated with herpetic hepatitis in pregnancy.
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