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A case of congenital herpes zoster
Author(s) -
KUSUHARA KOICHI,
MIYAZAKI CHIAKI,
ISE KEIKO,
HIDAKA YASUFUMI,
TOKUGAWA KEN,
UEDA KOHJI
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1993.tb03025.x
Subject(s) - medicine , discontinuation , in utero , varicella zoster virus , pediatrics , dermatology , zona , virus , virology , surgery , viral disease , pregnancy , fetus , biology , genetics
A 5 day old girl was transferred to the pediatric ward of Kyushu University Hospital because of papules noted since birth. The papules were distributed on her skin corresponding to the dermatomes innervated by the left Th 1 ‐Th 3 and the left L 1 ‐L 3 . Varicella‐zoster virus antigens were detected in scrapings of incised papules. The diagnosis of herpes zoster was made and acyclovir (ACV) was administered. She responded to ACV well, but she experienced a recurrence twice after discontinuation of ACV. This is the first report of ‘congenital herpes zoster’, which supports the hypothesis that varicella embryopathy is the sequelae of herpes zoster in utero.