Chronic varicella-zoster skin infection complicating the congenital varicella syndrome.
Congenital varicella is a rare syndrome arising when a pregnant woman develops varicella before the 24th week of pregnancy. We report an occurrence of congenital varicella syndrome complicated by a chronic varicella zoster virus skin infection in an immunocompetent infant. The chronic verrucous skin infection is puzzling in our patient, as this disease is usually described in immunosuppressed patients.
Boussault
Pierre
P
Pediatric Dermatology Unit National Reference Center for Rare Skin Disorders, Pellegrin Children's Hospital, Bordeaux Cedex, France.
Boralevi
Franck
F
Labbe
Laurence
L
Sarlangue
Jean
J
Taïeb
Alain
A
Leaute-Labreze
Christine
C
D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome