[Connatal varicella embryo-fetopathy].
Connatal varicella embryo-fetopathy is rare. A newborn is described with severe cutaneous lesions, contractures, and hypoplasia of limbs following maternal varicella at the 13th week of pregnancy. Persisting low CF- and ELISA IgG-antibodies up to the age of 18 months give evidence for a prenatal varicella infection. Varicella contact during pregnancy requires rapid serodiagnosis of the immune status; if the women are seronegative, the application of zoster-hyperimmunoglobulin is recommended.
D002644:Chickenpox / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002657:Child Development; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D014945:Wound Healing
Konnatale Varizellen-Embryo-Fetopathie.