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Paediatr Int Child Health · May 2012
Case ReportsHSV-2 meningitis disseminated from a herpetic whitlow.
- Themistocles Karpathios, Maria Moustaki, Panagiotis Yiallouros, Fariba Sarifi, Georgina Tzanakaki, and Andrew Fretzayas.
- Department of Pediatrics, Athens Medical Center, Athens, Greece. mar.moustaki@gmail.com
- Paediatr Int Child Health. 2012 May 1; 32 (2): 121-2.
AbstractHSV-2 meningitis is uncommon in childhood and is mainly associated with genital lesions or a history of sexual abuse. A 7-year-old boy with recurrent herpetic whitlow developed HSV-2 meningitis. HSV-2 was identified in the CSF by PCR. In children with herpetic whitlow, the risk of HSV-2, although rare, should be considered.
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