Congenital varicella syndrome

The authors are reporting a typical case of congenital varicella syndrome following maternal varicella during the 17th week of pregnancy. At birth, the newborn showed necrotic bullae on the skin that healed later with characteristic scars. Other typical anomalies, i.e. hypoplastic limbs with muscula...

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Published in:	Infection Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 177 - 180
Main Authors:	HAJDI, G, MESZNER, Z, NYERGES, G, BUKY, B, SIMON, M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Heidelberg Springer 01-07-1986
Subjects:	Adult Antibodies, Viral - analysis Biological and medical sciences Chickenpox - congenital Chickenpox - immunology Female Herpesvirus 3, Human - immunology Human viral diseases Humans Immunoglobulin G - analysis Immunoglobulin M - analysis Infant, Newborn Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Pregnancy Viral diseases Viral diseases with cutaneous or mucosal lesions and viral diseases of the eye Human Infection Varicella Congenital Viral disease
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Summary:	The authors are reporting a typical case of congenital varicella syndrome following maternal varicella during the 17th week of pregnancy. At birth, the newborn showed necrotic bullae on the skin that healed later with characteristic scars. Other typical anomalies, i.e. hypoplastic limbs with muscular atrophy and clubfoot, intrauterine atrophy, dysphagia and anisocoria were also found. In view of the risk of serious malformations following intrauterine varicella infection attempts should be made to prevent varicella zoster virus infection during pregnancy.
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ISSN:	0300-8126 1439-0973
DOI:	10.1007/BF01645259