title: [Varicella and pregnancy].
abstract: Two recent cases of varicella in pregnant women are reported. A fortuitous review of fetal and neonatal risks is made that serves as a guide to therapy: elective abortion if the infection occurs early on in pregnancy; diagnosis of congenital varicella if it occurs some time after delivery; avoidance of delivery two days before and five days following eruption of rash by reason of the high neonatal mortality.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D014765:Viral Vaccines
vernacular_title: Varicelle et grossesse.