title: Fatal herpetic hepatitis in pregnancy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Disseminated herpetic infections during pregnancy have been reported in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  This case presentation describes a pregnant patient who presented with fever, elevated liver enzymes, and upper abdominal tenderness and succumbed from fulminant herpetic hepatitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early diagnosis and treatment are essential because of the high mortality rate.
authors.affiliation: Maternal Fetal Medicine Section Woman's Hospital Baton Rouge Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatelain
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Alexander