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Am J Perinatol 1985; 2(2): 96-100
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999923
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

© 1985 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Maternal Herpes Infection Complicated by Prolonged Premature Rupture of Membranes

Deborah A. Ray1 , Arthur T. Evans1 , John P. Elliott2 , Roger K. Freeman1
  • 1Memorial Hospital Medical Center of Long Beach, Long Beach, California, and University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orange, California
  • 2Letterman General Army Hospital, Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Three cases of patients who developed genital herpes virus infections after prolonged, premature rupture of membranes (PROM) at 28-31 weeks gestation are reported. These patients were expectantly managed without immediate intervention at the time of diagnosis of the genital herpes virus infection. In all three cases, there was no evidence of neonatal herpes virus infection at the time of delivery or before hospital discharge. The spectrum of decisions facing the physician managing a patient with prolonged PROM and a genital herpes virus infection is discussed, and a rational approach to management presented.