Aseptic meningitis in a neonate with an oral vesicular lesion.
Enteroviruses may be responsible for severe, life-threatening diseases, such as meningitis, within the neonatal period. Differentiation of an enteroviral etiology from that of herpes simplex virus may be difficult initially. We describe a case of aseptic meningitis in which the use of a viral blood culture was helpful.
Murray
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Altschul
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Dyke
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D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D029822:Enterovirus B, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000209:etiology*; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious