Herpes simplex virus type 2 acute retinal necrosis 9 years after neonatal herpes

J Pediatr. 2005 Jun;146(6):836-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.02.025.

Abstract

Many cases of acute retinal necrosis caused by HSV-2 have been reported in children, teenagers, and young adults as a result of reactivation of congenital or neonatal infections, which may have been subclinical. Pediatricians should be aware of this entity and alert to recurrences that may be delayed by years.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acyclovir / analogs & derivatives*
  • Acyclovir / therapeutic use
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / complications*
  • Female
  • Herpesvirus 2, Human / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
  • Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / diagnosis*
  • Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / drug therapy
  • Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / virology*
  • Valacyclovir
  • Valine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Valine / therapeutic use
  • Virus Activation*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Valine
  • Valacyclovir
  • Acyclovir