Herpes zoster in a 10-month-old girl.

Authors

  • P.M. Christopher
  • N.N. Jayadi Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
  • M. Warouw Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
  • S. Tan Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
  • M. Enggalhardjo Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
  • H.K.T.M. Damar Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
  • H.K. Adjie Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26326/2281-9649.32.4.2400

Keywords:

herpes zoster, child

Abstract

Primary varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection typically affects children, while Herpes zoster (HZ) affects adults, and most patients are over the age of 50 (2). In the present case, VZV was acquired in utero by vertical mother-to-fetus transmission. Vertical transmission of VZV can occur in three ways: 1) transplacental viremia, 2) direct contamination during delivery, and 3) postnatal contamination (1). The risk of fetal VZV infection is related to several factors, including the intensity of exposure to the virus, the amount of placental antibodies transferred from the mother to the baby, and the seropositivity of the mother at delivery […].

Author Biographies

N.N. Jayadi, Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

M. Warouw, Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

S. Tan, Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

M. Enggalhardjo, Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

H.K.T.M. Damar, Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

H.K. Adjie, Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine Pelita Harapan University/ Siloam Hospitals Lippo Village, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

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Published

2022-11-21

How to Cite

Christopher, P., Jayadi, N., Warouw, M., Tan, S., Enggalhardjo, M., Damar, H., & Adjie, H. (2022). Herpes zoster in a 10-month-old girl. European Journal of Pediatric Dermatology, 32(4), 227–9. https://doi.org/10.26326/2281-9649.32.4.2400

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 4 (2022)

Section

Short cases