Atypical presentation of herpes simplex virus type 1 infection in paediatric burns patients in a large tertiary hospital, South Africa.
South Africa
burns
herpes simplex virus type 1
paediatrics
Journal
African journal of laboratory medicine
ISSN: 2225-2002
Titre abrégé: Afr J Lab Med
Pays: South Africa
ID NLM: 101603205
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
03
10
2018
accepted:
03
09
2019
entrez:
21
11
2019
pubmed:
21
11
2019
medline:
21
11
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Herpes simplex virus has been reported in the literature to commonly complicate burn wounds. However, there is paucity of such data in the South African setting. Eight paediatric burns patients with ages ranging between 10 months and 5 years presented with a febrile maculopapular rash illness in a paediatric ward of a large South African tertiary hospital. The rash became vesicular in three cases, involving the limbs and face. Varicella was suspected. Medical records of suspected cases were reviewed. Blood, vesicular fluid and scab samples were collected. Electron microscopy of vesicular fluid revealed herpes virus particles. Laboratory testing confirmed herpes simplex virus type 1. Herpes simplex virus type 1 infection can present atypically in burns patients.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31745459
doi: 10.4102/ajlm.v8i1.916
pii: AJLM-8-916
pmc: PMC6852610
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
916Informations de copyright
© 2019. The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have none to declare.
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