Abstract
Bilateral adrenal calcification was identified in a neonate at 7 weeks of age following Herpes Simplex Type I infection at 2 weeks of age. Calcification could be identified by plain films and ultrasound. Extensive hepatic calcification was also noted.
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Morrison, S.C., Comisky, E. & Fletcher, B.D. Calcification in the adrenal glands associated with disseminated herpes simplex infection. Pediatr Radiol 18, 240–241 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02390405
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