Herpes Zoster Neonatorum

Brar, Balvinder Kaur; Pall, Anuj; Gupta, Rajesh Rani

doi:10.1111/j.1346-8138.2003.tb00400.x

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“…A few cases of infant shingles have been reported in infants with a history of maternal chickenpox during pregnancy [ 1 ]. In the literature, 26 cases of shingles in infants have been reported [ 7 , 8 ]. Among them, 15 appear to result from intrauterine exposure, while six cases had no history of previous exposure to the virus.…”

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Ophthalmic Shingles in Children: A Rare Form and a Danger to Be Aware of

Tkak,

Elouali,

Ghanam

et al. 2024

Cureus

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Shingles in children is rare, especially the ophthalmic form. The occurrence of shingles in children is exceptional but often benign, requiring only symptomatic treatment. Antivirals are exceptionally used for complicated forms, which are mainly seen in immunocompromised individuals or in ophthalmic locations that can lead to severe ocular complications. Various studies agree on the benign nature of this condition in immunocompetent children and an excellent prognosis. We report a case of ophthalmic shingles in an immunocompetent child aged two years and seven months. The purpose of this clinical case was to emphasize the importance of early antiviral treatment to limit corneal involvement and preserve visual function.

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Ophthalmic Shingles in Children: A Rare Form and a Danger to Be Aware of

Tkak,

Elouali,

Ghanam

et al. 2024

Cureus

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“…26 cas de zona du nourrisson ont été rapportés dans la littérature. Parmi ces cas, 15 semblent issus d'une exposition intra-utérine et 6 cas n'avaient aucune histoire d'exposition antérieure au virus [5, 6]. La prise en charge fait appel d'abord aux bains quotidiens, des soins locaux par un antiseptique, L'aciclovir par voie orale constitue le traitement de première intention à raison de 20 mg/Kg/8h pendant 5 à 7 jours.…”

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Zona de l’enfant: à propos de deux cas

Agharbi¹

2019

Pan Afr Med J

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Le zona de l'enfant est une situation rare mais souvent bénigne et ne nécessitant qu'un traitement symptomatique. Les antiviraux sont exceptionnellement utilisés devant les formes compliquées qui sont l'apanage surtout des immunodéprimés ou de localisation ophtalmique. Pour le nourrisson, il s'agit le plus souvent d'une contamination in utero au cours d'une varicelle maternelle. Nous rapportons deux cas de Zona chez des enfants immunocompétents. Le premier chez un nourrisson et le deuxième chez un enfant de 7 ans.

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“…The occurrence of zoster during the first 5 years of life is unusual. The expected rate of zoster during the first decade has been estimated at only 74% cases per thousand per annum [2]. Of all patients with zoster, fewer than 10% are younger than 20 years, and 5% are younger than 15 years.…”

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Dissemined cutaneous herpes zoster in an immunocompetent infant

Zarâa

Robbena

Zakraoui

et al. 2015

J Pediatr Infect Dis

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Herpes zoster is the clinical consequence of a late reactivation of the varicella zoster virus. It infects mainly the elderly, pediatric cases are uncommon, usually observed in immunocompromised children. We report an unusual clinical presentation of disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in immunocompetent infant without history of chickenpox but with positive history of maternal varicella during pregnancy. A 22-month-old male infant was addressed to our department because of a history of crops of vesicular eruption on the thoracic area. This infant did not have a history of postnatal varicella, and his mother had acquired varicella infection during the 8th month of pregnancy. Physical examination showed many crops of vesicular lesions grouped on the left scapular area with some disseminated vesicular lesions present on the trunk and the four extremities. Intravenous acyclovir was administrated with total recovery 10 days later. Disseminated cutaneous varicella zoster virus in infancy is exceptional; few cases were reported in the literature. The dissemination is rare in healthy patients; it is more common in immunocompromised patients and likely to be complicated with visceral or neurologic involvement, but in healthy patients, the course is usually benign and not associated with high morbidity as in our case.

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Herpes Zoster Neonatorum

Cited by 8 publications

References 6 publications

Ophthalmic Shingles in Children: A Rare Form and a Danger to Be Aware of

Ophthalmic Shingles in Children: A Rare Form and a Danger to Be Aware of

Zona de l’enfant: à propos de deux cas

Dissemined cutaneous herpes zoster in an immunocompetent infant

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