Two Cases of Chickenpox Complicating Pregnancy and an Update on Management

Autor: CL Tang, SH Tsui, HK Tong
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine. 16:46-50
ISSN: 2309-5407
1024-9079
Popis: Susceptible pregnant women with chickenpox exposure are uncommon but are medical emergency conditions. Chickenpox infection in the first trimester is associated with the congenital varicella syndrome and in the third trimester is associated with fatal complications and the neonatal varicella syndrome. In this article, two cases and the management of chickenpox during pregnancy are discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE