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European Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics 9/2003

01-09-2003 | Research Letter

Hepatic failure in a newborn with maternal peripartum exposure to echovirus 6 and enterovirus 71

Authors: Hung-Rong Yen, Reyin Lien, Ren-Huei Fu, Luan-Yin Chang

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 9/2003

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This case report describes a premature infant who developed jaundice, somnolence, and signs of disseminated intravascular coagulopathy soon after birth. Two siblings developed hand-foot and mouth disease 5 days before the patient's delivery. Maternal fever and fetal distress prompted delivery by caesarean section. Echovirus 6 was recovered from blood and rectal swab cultures of the baby whereas his mother had adequate post-partum antibodies to enterovirus 71 and echovirus 6. …
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Metadata
Title
Hepatic failure in a newborn with maternal peripartum exposure to echovirus 6 and enterovirus 71
Authors
Hung-Rong Yen
Reyin Lien
Ren-Huei Fu
Luan-Yin Chang
Publication date
01-09-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 9/2003
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-003-1269-9

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