Management
The most appropriate form of management is prevention; in mothers known to have active genital Herpes simplex infection at the time of delivery there is an approximate 50% risk of the development of a severe infection in the child. In this situation elective Caesarian would be undertaken in most centres.
Other actions include:
- isolate mother and child, from other neonates
- the mother should be advised on hygiene and cover active herpetic lesions
- breast feeding is permissible if there are no lesions on the breasts
- acyclovir reduces mortality
Related pages
Create an account to add page annotations
Annotations allow you to add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation. E.g. a website or number. This information will always show when you visit this page.