Generalized herpes simplex in malnourished children
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Generalized herpes simplex in malnourished children.
Five cases of fatal generalized herpes simplex infection in malnourished children are described. This is almost certainly a much more common disease in underdeveloped communities than is at present appreciated. Only a greater awareness of the disease, coupled with full use of histological and cultural methods of diagnosis, will lead to knowledge of its true frequency.A case of neonatal infectio...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.23.1.24