A Case of Varicella in a Full Term Pregnant Woman.
- Author:
Gun Yoen NA
1
;
Sun Kyo SUH
;
Jin Chun SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Varicella;
Preganacy;
Varicella-zoster IgG and IgM;
DNA
- MeSH:
Acyclovir;
Adult;
Bed Rest;
Chickenpox*;
DNA;
Female;
Fetal Blood;
Fetus;
Gestational Age;
Herpes Zoster;
Herpesvirus 3, Human;
Humans;
Immunoglobulin G;
Immunoglobulin M;
Infant, Newborn;
Meningitis;
Mothers;
Pneumonia;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Pregnancy;
Pregnant Women*;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1999;37(10):1499-1502
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Varicella during pregnancy is a threat to both mother and fetus because of disseminated infection, varicella pneumonia and meningitis etc. And about 10% of babies acquire intrauterine infection, as indicated by the congenital varicella syndrome, neonatal varicella or zoster during infancy. We report a case of varicella in a 30-year-old, 39 weeks and 3 days' gestational age, full-term pregnant woman presented with generalized erythematous papules, vesicles, pustules and umbilicated pustules on the whole body. She was ordered absolute bed rest for delaying the delivery and treated with acyclovir and varicella-zoster immune globulin. However, she delivered a healthy baby which weighed 3,350 gm the next early morning. In our investigation of cord blood after delivery, varicella-zoster IgG and IgM by ELIZA method were negative and varicella-zoster virus DNA by polymerase chain reaction was also negative. The newborn revealed no clinical evidence of skin lesions and anomalies of varicella. So we supposed there was no intrauterine varicella infection.
