TY - JOUR T1 - Severe congenital herpes simplex virus infection JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2013-304394 SP - fetalneonatal-2013-304394 AU - Asma Yasmeen AU - Samuel E Ibhanesebhor Y1 - 2013/08/07 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/early/2013/08/07/archdischild-2013-304394.abstract N2 - A preterm baby boy was delivered at 29 weeks of gestation following preterm labour. He was ventilated due to poor respiratory effort. His skin was unusually translucent, fragile, red and prominently vascularised. There were sparse pustules and areas of superficial ulceration and sloughing, especially on the face as shown in figure 1. His growth was appropriate for gestational age. Umbilical lines were sited in view of condition of the skin and … ER -