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Acycloguanosine therapy of the localized form of herpes simplex virus infection in a low-birth-weight infant

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It is known that the localized form of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection does not always show a good prognosis. A preterm infant who evidenced skin and tongue lesions, caused by HSV type 1, was treated by acycloguanosine. The results was satisfactory without any complications. Therefore, a localized form of HSV infection of the newborn infant, even though the patient has a low-birth-weight, should be treated by the drug immediately after the observation of the positive HSV culture.

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  1. Department of Neonatology, Aichi Prefectural Colony Central Hospital, 713-8 Kamiya-cho, 480-03, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan

    M. Futamura, H. Nagae, K. Ishikawa, M. Ouchi & M. Kuroyanagi

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Nagoya University, 466, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

    T. Morishima

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Futamura, M., Nagae, H., Ishikawa, K. et al. Acycloguanosine therapy of the localized form of herpes simplex virus infection in a low-birth-weight infant. Eur J Pediatr 141, 113–114 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00496801

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