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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 127-129 |
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Use of IV immunoglobulin in a case with neonatal enterovirus sepsis
Mahmoud Galal Ahmed, Muzammil Hafeez, Anwar Khan, Mostafa Abdul Rauf El Bolkini, Niyas Parammal Ambadi
Department of Paediatric, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Correspondence Address:
Muzammil Hafeez
Department of Paediatric, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Dubai Hospital, P. O. Box: 7272, Dubai
UAE
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/HMJ.HMJ_23_18
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Enterovirus (EV) infection in the newborn period can present with non-specific symptoms or with serious and fatal complications. Mortality is essentially 100% with EV sepsis. Here, we present a case of EV sepsis, diagnosed with a positive polymerase chain reaction for EV, who recovered completely after treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin.
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