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2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cesarean sections can have an HSV-2 meningitis or encephalitis risk for the mother.
"Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) encephalitis is rare, especially during pregnancy. In immunocompetent patients, HSV-2 meningitis (contrary to HSV-1 meningitis) is usually mild, without encephalitis," scientists writing in the Journal of Infection report.
"We report a rare case of maternal, HSV-2 encephalitis following Cesarean section. The woman had no symptomatic genital lesion, and the infant was not infected," wrote C. Godet and colleagues.
The researchers concluded: "The route of meningeal infection (neuronal or hematogenous) is discussed."
...Source: HighBeam Research, C-section has minor risk of maternal HSV-2 brain inflammation.