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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/3629| Title: | HSV-2 Meningitis Disseminated from a Herpetic Whitlow | Authors: | Karpathios, Themistocles Moustaki, Maria Yiallouros, Panayiotis K. Sarifi, Fariba Tzanakaki, Georgina Fretzayas, Andrew M. |
Major Field of Science: | Medical and Health Sciences | Field Category: | Clinical Medicine | Keywords: | Herpetic whitlow;HSV-2;Meningitis;Mortality reduction efforts | Issue Date: | 12-Nov-2013 | Source: | Paediatrics and International Child Health, 2013, vol.32, no.2, pp. 121-122 | Volume: | 32 | Issue: | 2 | Start page: | 121 | End page: | 122 | Abstract: | HSV-2 meningitis is uncommon in childhood and is mainly associated with genital lesions or a history of sexual abuse. A 7-year-old boy with recurrent herpetic whitlow developed HSV-2 meningitis. HSV-2 was identified in the CSF by PCR. In children with herpetic whitlow, the risk of HSV-2, although rare, should be considered. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/3629 | ISSN: | 20469055 | DOI: | 10.1179/2046905511Y.0000000004 | Rights: | © W. S. Maney & Son Ltd | Type: | Article | Affiliation : | Athens Medical Center National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Cyprus University of Technology National School of Public Health Attikon University Hospital |
Publication Type: | Peer Reviewed |
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