Perinatal Chicken Pox (Varicella Zoster Virus) Infection

Chickenpox is due to infection with the varicella zoster virus (VZV), a human alphaherpervirus found worldwide. Classically, the cinical disease is a febrile illness with a pruritic vesicular rash. Maternal chickenpox between 5 days before delivery to 2 days after delivery (perinatal varicella) can...

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Main Authors: Ali Annagur, Ayhan Tastekin, Pervin Gunaslan, Oguzhan Demirel, Ahmet Hakan Dikener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cukurova University 2013-04-01
Series:Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=23528
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author Ali Annagur
Ayhan Tastekin
Pervin Gunaslan
Oguzhan Demirel
Ahmet Hakan Dikener
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description Chickenpox is due to infection with the varicella zoster virus (VZV), a human alphaherpervirus found worldwide. Classically, the cinical disease is a febrile illness with a pruritic vesicular rash. Maternal chickenpox between 5 days before delivery to 2 days after delivery (perinatal varicella) can cause severe and even fatal illness in the newborn. A 7-day old girl baby presented on day 4 of postnatal with the complaints of widespread vesicular rash and non-suckling. Mother of the baby also had a similar eruption four day prior to delivery, which was clinically characteristic of varicella. Considering history and clinical presentation, a diagnosis of perinatal chickenpox was considered and the baby was treated with acyclovir which she responded and recovered. Herein, the clinical feasures and treatment of chickenpox infection in the perinatal period have been emphasized with this case report. [Cukurova Med J 2013; 38(2.000): 311-314]
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spelling doaj.art-21ae7693a22a49c399c768210ccafee72023-02-15T16:12:30ZengCukurova UniversityÇukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi0250-51502013-04-01382311314Perinatal Chicken Pox (Varicella Zoster Virus) InfectionAli AnnagurAyhan TastekinPervin GunaslanOguzhan DemirelAhmet Hakan DikenerChickenpox is due to infection with the varicella zoster virus (VZV), a human alphaherpervirus found worldwide. Classically, the cinical disease is a febrile illness with a pruritic vesicular rash. Maternal chickenpox between 5 days before delivery to 2 days after delivery (perinatal varicella) can cause severe and even fatal illness in the newborn. A 7-day old girl baby presented on day 4 of postnatal with the complaints of widespread vesicular rash and non-suckling. Mother of the baby also had a similar eruption four day prior to delivery, which was clinically characteristic of varicella. Considering history and clinical presentation, a diagnosis of perinatal chickenpox was considered and the baby was treated with acyclovir which she responded and recovered. Herein, the clinical feasures and treatment of chickenpox infection in the perinatal period have been emphasized with this case report. [Cukurova Med J 2013; 38(2.000): 311-314]http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=23528Perinatal chickenpox infectionvaricella-zoster virusneonatal
spellingShingle Ali Annagur
Ayhan Tastekin
Pervin Gunaslan
Oguzhan Demirel
Ahmet Hakan Dikener
Perinatal Chicken Pox (Varicella Zoster Virus) Infection
Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
Perinatal chickenpox infection
varicella-zoster virus
neonatal
title Perinatal Chicken Pox (Varicella Zoster Virus) Infection
title_full Perinatal Chicken Pox (Varicella Zoster Virus) Infection
title_fullStr Perinatal Chicken Pox (Varicella Zoster Virus) Infection
title_full_unstemmed Perinatal Chicken Pox (Varicella Zoster Virus) Infection
title_short Perinatal Chicken Pox (Varicella Zoster Virus) Infection
title_sort perinatal chicken pox varicella zoster virus infection
topic Perinatal chickenpox infection
varicella-zoster virus
neonatal
url http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=23528
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