[Neurologic manifestations in a child of a mother with gestational herpes].
BACKGROUND
Herpes gestationis in the neonate is usually associated with an increased risk of premature birth and/or low birth weight for gestational age (GA) and sometimes skin lesions. Neurologic manifestations are nos described in these babies.


METHODS
A boy was born at 35 weeks of GA from a mother who developed skin eruption typical of herpes gestationis. His weight was 2320 g and his height was 46 cm. He had transient respiratory distress syndrome and was given antibiotics due to suspected group B streptococcus infection. He developed on day 3 skin vesiculous eruption which disappeared within 3 days and neurologic manifestations: hypertonia and hyperkinesis, abnormal EEG. The CSF was normal. The manifestations spontaneously disappeared within 5 days. The herpes gestationis factor was present in both mother and infant.


CONCLUSIONS
A relationship between the maternal herpes gestationis and neonatal neurologic manifestations is possible; there was no other known causes for the transient neurological disease.
Berthier
M
M
Unité de néonatologie, CHRU de Poitiers, France.
Nasimi
A
A
Boussemart
T
T
Cardona
J
J
Oriot
D
D
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009422:Nervous System Diseases; D006559:Pemphigoid Gestationis / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000175:diagnosis
Manifestations neurologiques chez un enfant de mère atteinte d'herpès gestationis.