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HONOLULU -- The diagnosis of herpes simplex hepatitis in pregnancy is one that simply can't afford to be missed, Dr. Eileen Hay said at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.
That's because treatment with acyclovir or vidarabine is lifesaving--and without it, one-half of affected mothers will die of fulminant hepatitis, stressed Dr. Hay, professor of medicine at the Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minn.
Herpes hepatitis is a rare disorder. In pregnancy, it occurs in the third trimester. It is usually but not always preceded by ...