Fatal disseminated herpes simplex virus infection in a healthy child.
A well-nourished, immunocompetent 11-month-old boy died of disseminated herpes simplex virus infection that caused severe hepatic damage. Herpes simplex virus is rarely a cause of fulminant hepatitis in a healthy person beyond the neonatal period.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron