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Congenital varicella syndrome as an unusual cause of congenital malformation: report of one case.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11550414     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Intrauterine infections with varicella-zoster virus following maternal varicella in early pregnancy and resulting in congenital malformations are rare. Herein we report a child with congenital varicella syndrome characterized by low birth weight, cicatricial scarring, hypoplasia of both lower extremities with joint contracture, congenital hip dislocation, corneal opacity, atresia of the sigmoid colon and a rarely associated cloaca anomaly. The varicella IgG remained positive after she was seven months old. Her mother developed chickenpox at the 14th week of gestation. The purpose of this article is to raise pediatricians' index of suspicion for congenital varicella syndrome when an infant is born with multiple congenital malformations with an apparent history of maternal varicella infection.
Authors:
C S Huang; S P Lin; N C Chiu; H Y Hung
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta paediatrica Taiwanica = Taiwan er ke yi xue hui za zhi     Volume:  42     ISSN:  1608-8115     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Paediatr Taiwan     Publication Date:    2001 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-09-11     Completed Date:  2001-10-04     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100958202     Medline TA:  Acta Paediatr Taiwan     Country:  China (Republic : 1949-)    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  239-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, MacKay Memorial Hospital, 92, Sec. 2, Chung Shan North Road, Taipei 104, Taiwan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnosis*,  therapy,  virology*
Adult
Chickenpox / congenital*
Cloaca / abnormalities
Colon / abnormalities
Female
Fetal Diseases / virology*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Leg / abnormalities
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*
Pregnancy Outcome
Risk Assessment
Skin Abnormalities
Syndrome

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