Congenital Varicella Syndrome/ Vericella Zoster Virus (VZV) Fetopathy

An 18 hour old female newborn born to a 3rd gravida HIV -ve mother, presented with a large erythematous patch of skin on right forehead and hazy right eye since birth. There was history of Chicken pox in mother during fourteenth week of pregnancy.

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Published inIndian journal of pediatrics Vol. 77; no. 1; pp. 92 - 93
Main Authors HARISH, Rekha, JAMWAL, Ashu, DANG, Ketan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer 2010
Subjects
Acyclovir - therapeutic use
Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Chickenpox - congenital
Chickenpox - drug therapy
Chickenpox - virology
Female
General aspects
Herpesvirus 3, Human - isolation & purification
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Viral diseases
Viral diseases with cutaneous or mucosal lesions and viral diseases of the eye
Varicella zoster virus
Pediatrics
Skin disease
Congenital
Herpesviridae
Alphaherpesvirinae
Congenital varicella syndrome
Infection
Virus
VZV Fetopathy
Viral disease
Varicella
Tropical medicine
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Summary:An 18 hour old female newborn born to a 3rd gravida HIV -ve mother, presented with a large erythematous patch of skin on right forehead and hazy right eye since birth. There was history of Chicken pox in mother during fourteenth week of pregnancy.
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ISSN:0019-5456
0973-7693
DOI:10.1007/s12098-009-0259-y