A case report of neonatal convulsions due to maternal herpes gestationis

Okumus N., Onal E. E., Turkyilmaz C., Serdaroglu A., Atalay Y., Oztas M., ...More

JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY, vol.22, no.4, pp.488-491, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0883073807302757
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.488-491
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Herpes gestationis is a rarely seen autoimmune vesiculobullous and pruritic dermatosis of pregnancy Neonatal morbidity associated with maternal herpes gestationis is controversial. The authors report the first case of neonatal convulsion with abnormal electroencephalography findings and transient vesicular eruption due to maternal herpes gestationis.