Severe pneumonia in pregnancy three months after resolution of cutaneous zoster
1994
A 22 weeks pregnant women was affected by a life-threatening pneumonia and a paresis of the proximal muscles with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis. Her past medical history had been unremarkable except for recurrent episodes of paraumbilical herpes zoster. The clinical findings suggested a dissemination of varicella-zoster virus without skin lesions. Acyclovir was added to the therapy, and the clinical picture began to improve. Varicella-zoster virus DNA was detected in placental tissue by DNA-hybridisation analysis.
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