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Neonatal stridor in association with herpes simplex infection of the larynx
H R Sharp1, S P Blaney, G A Morrison
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|April 21, 1999
Abstract:
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in the neonatal period may be confined to the eyes, skin and upper aerodigestive tract or may be widely disseminated to other organs, with particular recognition of involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) causing herpes encephalitis (Whitley et al., 1980a, b; Andersen, 1987). Primary laryngeal HSV infection is extremely uncommon. We present a case of acute neonatal stridor secondary to such localized disease and discuss its management.