Herpes simplex of the nipple: infant-to-mother transmission.
Intrafamilial spread of herpes simplex is a recognized problem. A case is presented in which a 15-month-old child was infected by a five-year-old sibling with presumed gingivostomatitis. The young child then transmitted symptomatic herpes infection to both maternal nipples during breast feeding. Although mouth-to-breast transmission of herpes simplex virus may be rare, it is appropriate to advise breast-feeding mothers of children with herpes gingivostomatitis of this possibility.
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Weed Army Hospital, Fort Irwin, California.
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D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009558:Nipples; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000635:transmission