title: Herpes zoster during pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  One of my pregnant patients, a 32-year-old woman (gravida 2, para 1), has a flare up of herpes zoster (HZ) at the T11 to T12 dermatomes. This virus, the varicella-zoster virus, causes chickenpox, which can be teratogenic. Is this also true for HZ?
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Herpes zoster, unlike chickenpox, is not associated with increased fetal risk. In contrast, a nonimmune woman exposed to HZ by contact might contract chickenpox.
authors: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Pupco
authors: Pina
authors: P
authors: Bozzo
authors: Gideon
authors: G
authors: Koren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral