title: The primary varicella infection near term: a case report.
abstract: A 33-year-old pregnant woman developed skin rash at the 40 weeks' gestation. She was diagnosed as primary varicella zoster infection. Upon hospitalization, she was administered acyclovir and also a tocolytic agent (ritodorine hydrochloride) to postpone labor. The patient delivered a female baby 7 days after she developed skin lesions. Serological tests conducted after delivery showed that the mother was positive for IgG and IgM against varicella zoster. The baby was observed in a neonatal intensive care unit and found to be free of varicella zoster symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, 663-8501 Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Shirai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koyama
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D015149:Tocolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015149:Tocolytic Agents; D000212:Acyclovir