Fulminant hepatic failure secondary to herpes simplex virus infection in aneonate: A case report of successful treatment with liver transplantation and perioperative acyclovir

Neonatal disseminated herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, including fulmi nant hepatic failure (FHF), is lethal, and the patients rarely have a chanc e for liver transplantation because of the rapid development of the disease . We describe of a case of FHF secondary to HSV infection in a neonate succ essfully treated by aggressive intensive care followed by liver transplanta tion. (C) 1998 by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.