Vocal Cord Paralysis as a Presentation of Intrauterine Infection With Varicella-Zoster Virus

Autor: Randy C. Randel, Donald B. Kearns, Mark P. Nespeca, Colin A. Scher, Mark H. Sawyer
Rok vydání: 1996
Předmět:
Zdroj: Pediatrics. 97:127-128
ISSN: 1098-4275
0031-4005
Popis: The association of maternal varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection during pregnancy and congenital anomalies has been previously reported.1,2 Pregnancies complicated by maternal VZV infection have resulted in asymptomatic infants, the fetal varicella syndrome, and otherwise asmptomatic infants with herpes zoster. We report an infant who presented with bilateral vocal cord paralysis. CASE REPORT This 3 kg, white female infant was the product of a term gestation to a 29-year-old gravida 4, para 3, therapeutic abortion (TAB) 1 single female who received prenatal care. The mother tested negative for hepatitis B surface antigen and was rapid plasma reagent nonreactive. Pregnancy was complicated by maternal cannabis use.
Databáze: OpenAIRE