title: Congenital varicella resulting from infection during second trimester of pregnancy.
abstract: An infant with left microphthalmia, enophthalmia, and cataract with scattered zosterform skin lesions from maternal varicella at 20 weeks' gestation is described. The mother's abnormal obstetric history is discussed and published reports on congenital and neonatal varicella reviewed.
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000151:congenital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008850:Microphthalmos / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000151:congenital