Chapter 52. Varicella

  1. John T. Queenan MD Professor Chairman Emeritus2,
  2. John C. Hobbins MD Professor of Obstetrics3,
  3. Catherine Y. Spong MD Chief4
  1. Hans M. L. Spiegel MD,
  2. John L. Sever MD

Published Online: 30 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444312904.ch52

Book Title

Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies, Fourth Edition

Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies, Fourth Edition

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How to Cite

Spiegel, H. M. L. and Sever, J. L. (2009) Varicella, in Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies, Fourth Edition (eds J. T. Queenan, J. C. Hobbins and C. Y. Spong), Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444312904.ch52

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3257 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA

  2. 3

    University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 4200 East 9th Avenue, B-198, Denver, CO 80262, USA

  3. 4

    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Center for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine, Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch, National Institutes of Health, 6100 Executive Bivd, Bethesda, MD 20892-7510, USA

Author Information

  1. Children's National Medical Center, Department of Infectious Disease, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010-2979, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 30 APR 2009
  2. Published Print: 9 SEP 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405125796

Online ISBN: 9781444312904

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Keywords:

  • varicella - childhood disease;
  • primary infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) – varicella (chickenpox);
  • varicella – symptoms, fever, malaise, and pruritic rash;
  • painful skin lesions over areas of distribution;
  • VZV complications during pregnancy;
  • etiologic agents - Streptococcus pyogenes or Staphylococcus aureus;
  • VZV infection - bleeding diathesis, arthritis, pericarditis, acute retinal necrosis, and glomerulonephriti

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Epidemiology

  • Laboratory Diagnosis

  • Prophylaxis and Treatment

  • Suggested Reading

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