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Last Update: 06/02/2024 04:26 AM

Current Deck: SLS Cards::5. Prenatal care

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What is the potential impact on fetus infected with HSV from TORCH? What preventive measures are available during pregnancy? What treatments are available during pregnancy?
  • Impact: Neonatal herpes can cause skin lesions, encephalitis, disseminated infection, and high mortality.
  • Preventive Measures: Avoiding acquiring HSV during pregnancy, using antiviral prophylaxis in late pregnancy for women with recurrent HSV, and considering cesarean delivery if active lesions are present at the time of labor.
  • Treatment: Antiviral therapy with acyclovir or valacyclovir during pregnancy and for newborns with neonatal herpes.