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  • Neonatology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Dermatology

Background:

  • Neonatal rashes are common, often benign, but can cause parental anxiety.
  • Serious but uncommon neonatal rashes include neonatal herpes and incontinentia pigmenti.
  • Neonatal herpes is a severe perinatal infection, often transmitted during birth.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the diagnostic challenges of neonatal herpes.
  • To emphasize the importance of early detection and intervention for neonatal herpes.
  • To present a case of neonatal herpes skin, eye, and mucosa syndrome.

Main Methods:

  • Case report presentation.
  • Review of clinical history and diagnostic findings.
  • Emphasis on midwifery role in identifying at-risk pregnancies.

Main Results:

  • Neonatal herpes can present diagnostic challenges, potentially delaying treatment.
  • Untreated disseminated herpes or herpes encephalitis has a high mortality rate.
  • Midwifery staff can identify asymptomatic maternal herpes shedding through history.

Conclusions:

  • Early recognition and management of neonatal herpes are critical.
  • Midwives play a key role in screening pregnant women for herpes history.
  • Prompt diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve outcomes for neonatal herpes.