Fatal lower respiratory tract infection due to herpes simplex virus in a previously healthy child.
A well-nourished, previously healthy, 9-month-old baby died of herpes simplex virus infection of the lower respiratory tract, without apparent dissemination. The herpetic disease followed bacterial pneumonitis for which the patient had had tracheal intubation.
D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology