A case of recurrent neonatal herpes skin, eye and mucosa

Neonatal herpes simplex virus infections can result in serious morbidity and mortality and can occur without any history of maternal herpes infection. Neonatal herpes skin, eye and mucosa infection is possibly an under-recognised clinical condition which can be mistaken for other benign neonatal rashes. Even though the risk of mortality is low this condition needs early recognition and antiviral therapy.