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Herpes adquirido al nacer - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

HSV; Herpes congénito; Herpes de tipo congénito

Tratamiento:

Las infecciones con el virus del herpes en bebés generalmente son tratadas con medicamentos intravenosos. El medicamento antiviral más común que se utiliza para este propósito es el Aciclovir y es posible que el bebé necesite tomarlo por varias semanas.

A menudo, se necesita otra terapia para tratar los efectos de la infección con herpes, como shock o convulsiones. Con frecuencia, debido a que estos bebés están muy enfermos, el tratamiento se hace en una unidad de cuidados intensivos.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

A pesar de los medicamentos antivirales y el tratamiento oportuno, los bebés con herpes sistémico o encefalitis con frecuencia no tienen buen pronóstico.

En los bebés con enfermedad cutánea, las vesículas pueden reaparecer en forma repetitiva incluso después de haber terminado el tratamiento. Estas recurrencias los ponen en riesgo de desarrollar problemas de aprendizaje y pueden necesitar tratamiento.

Complicaciones:

  • Infección bacteriana o micótica de las lesiones cutáneas
  • Coma
  • Muerte
  • Retraso del desarrollo
  • Hemorragia excesiva, coagulación intravascular diseminada (CID)
  • Problemas oculares (coriorretinitis, queratitis)
  • Problemas gastrointestinales, como diarrea
  • Hepatitis
  • Ictericia
  • Insuficiencia hepática
  • Problemas pulmonares que comprenden neumonía o neumonitis
  • Problemas del sistema nervioso y el cerebro (neurológicos)
  • Dificultad respiratoria
  • Convulsiones
  • Shock
  • Lesiones cutáneas

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Si su bebé presenta cualquier síntoma de herpes congénito, como lesiones cutáneas solas, hágalo ver de un médico con prontitud.

  • Reviewed last on: 9/16/2010
  • Sameer Patel, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Red Book: 2009 Report on The Committee on Infectious Diseases, American Academy of Pediatrics.

Cernik C, Gallina K, Brodell RT. The treatment of herpes simplex infections: An evidence-based review. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(11):1137-1144.

Hollier LM, Wendel GD. Third trimester antiviral prophylaxis for preventing maternal genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) recurrences and neonatal infection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008;23(1):CD004946.

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