Fetal varicella syndrome

Also known as: Congenital varicella syndrome

Limb hypoplasia, skin scarring and eye damage from maternal varicella.

Medical specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subspecialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology / Fetal medicine
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Intrauterine varicella-zoster infection.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (4)

chorioretinitiscicatricial skin scarslimb hypoplasiamicrocephaly

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