CONGENITAL VARICELLA SYNDROME

Course overview

THE VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS (VZV) IS A HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS OF THE HERPES FAMILY. CHICKENPOX (OR PRIMARY VZV INFECTION) IS A COMMON CHILDHOOD DISEASE, AND NOW, WITH UNIVERSAL CHILDHOOD VARICELLA VACCINATION, MOST ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE ARE IMMUNE. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CONGENITAL VARICELLA SYNDROME AND NEONATAL VARICELLA INFECTION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.