Catalog

Mucocutaneous perinatal varicella

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Link to WHO Definition

Mucocutaneous perinatal varicella – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1289766256

Varicella normally resulting from transplacental infection from a mother who develops varicella from 5 to 21 days before delivery. This allows time for the mother to produce virus-specific antibodies which can be transferred transplacentally to the fetus and thus limit the severity of infection in the newborn child. The risk of disseminated disease is much less than in mothers who give birth within a shorter time after developing varicella.