A Rare Presentation of a Congenital TORCH Infection

This infant was born at 34 weeks 5 days estimated gestational age secondary to premature rupture of membranes. Prenatal history was unremarkable with negative infectious serologies, including herpes simplex virus (HSV), and normal anatomy scan at 20 weeks ’ gestation. In the delivery room, vesicular lesions were noted that quickly denuded leaving behind erythematous plaques (Figure 1A). In the delivery room, the infant displayed myoclonic movements. When an EEG was recorded, the aforementioned movements had no electrographic correlate.
Source: Pediatric Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Visual Diagnosis Source Type: research