RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Herpes zoster during pregnancy
JF Canadian Family Physician
JO Can Fam Physician
FD The College of Family Physicians of Canada
SP 1133
OP 1133
VO 57
IS 10
A1 Anna Pupco
A1 Pina Bozzo
A1 Gideon Koren
YR 2011
UL http://www.cfp.ca/content/57/10/1133.abstract
AB Question One of my pregnant patients, a 32-year-old woman (gravida 2, para 1), has a flare up of herpes zoster (HZ) at the T11 to T12 dermatomes. This virus, the varicella-zoster virus, causes chickenpox, which can be teratogenic. Is this also true for HZ? Answer Herpes zoster, unlike chickenpox, is not associated with increased fetal risk. In contrast, a nonimmune woman exposed to HZ by contact might contract chickenpox.