Neonatal Varicella, Treated With Oral Acyclovir: A Rare and Challenging Case Report in a Limited-Resource Country
Chariya Chap1, Sakviseth Bin2,3
1Neonatal Ward National Pediatric Hospital Phnom Penh Cambodia.
Varicella-zoster virus can be transmitted transplacentally to a fetus from symptomatic mothers developing skin lesions between 5 days before and 2 days after delivery. The diagnosis is clinical. Its management is challenging in limited-resource countries, namely Cambodia, due to the lack of varicella zoster immune globulin and intravenous acyclovir.
Varicella-zoster virus can be transmitted transplacentally to a fetus from symptomatic mothers developing skin lesions between 5 days before and 2 days after delivery. The diagnosis is clinical. Its management is challenging in limited-resource countries, namely Cambodia, due to the lack of varicella zoster immune globulin and intravenous acyclovir.
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