/congenital varicella syndrome

congenital varicella syndrome

Rare Disease

MONDO:0017372

Also Known As

antenatal varicella virus infectionmother-to-child transmission of varicella syndromeVaricella embryopathyVaricella virus antenatal infectionfetal effects of chickenpoxfetal effects of varicella zoster virusfetal varicella infectionfetal varicella zoster syndromefoetal effects of chickenpoxfoetal effects of varicella zoster virusfoetal varicella infectionfoetal varicella zoster syndrome

Definition

Fetal varicella syndrome (CVS) is an acquired developmental anomaly syndrome characterized by skin, neurological, ocular, limbs and growth defects secondary to maternal Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) infection.