Congenital varicella-zoster virus infection after maternal subclinical infection: Clinical and neuropathological findings

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-146

  Mustonen, Kirsi ^a,b,c   Mustakangas, Pia ^b   Valanne, Leena ^c   Haltia, Matti ^b   Koskiniemi, Marjaleena ^b  

^a NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SEIZURE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SEIZURES;

EID: 0035288138     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200508     Document Type: Article

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