Jha A, Kumar A, Paudel U, Neupane S, Pokhrel D B, Badal K P
Department of Pathology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj Campus, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Nepal Med Coll J. 2007 Dec;9(4):281-3.
Herpes zoster is characterized by painful vesicular eruption in a dermatomal distribution of sensory nerves as a result of reactivation of latent herpes zoster virus in posterior root ganglia. The primary varicella infection is usually acquired in childhood and reactivation usually is seen in elderly. In rare instances herpes zoster can also occur in infancy as a result of reactivation of primary varicella infection acquired in utero or in early infancy. Here, we report a rare case of herpes zoster in a 5 month baby who acquired primary infection in utero from mother who had varicella infection at 6 months of gestation.
带状疱疹的特征是在感觉神经的皮节分布区域出现疼痛性水疱疹，这是由于后根神经节中潜伏的带状疱疹病毒重新激活所致。原发性水痘感染通常在儿童期获得，重新激活通常见于老年人。在罕见情况下，由于子宫内或婴儿早期获得的原发性水痘感染重新激活，带状疱疹也可发生于婴儿期。在此，我们报告一例罕见的5个月大婴儿带状疱疹病例，该婴儿在子宫内从妊娠6个月时患水痘的母亲那里获得了原发性感染。
