Antiviral-Resistant Fulminant Herpes Hepatitis in Pregnancy

oleh: Christina A. Herrera, Kacey Y. Eichelberger, Nancy C. Chescheir

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2013-05-01

Deskripsi

Abstract Fulminant herpes hepatitis with disseminated extrahepatic involvement in pregnancy is rare and carries a high mortality risk. Although acyclovir remains standard first-line therapy, effective management of acyclovir-resistant disseminated herpes simplex virus (HSV) in pregnancy remains elusive. We present a case of disseminated HSV resistant to both acyclovir and foscarnet, the first double-agent resistant case in pregnancy reported in the literature to date. In this case, therapeutic delivery was the ultimate treatment resulting in full recovery.