Fabiano Valentina, Dilillo Dario, Mauri Silvia, Vivaldo Teresa, Gazzarri Alessandra, Zuccotti Gian Vincenzo
Department of Pediatrics, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
Cutis. 2013 Mar;91(3):127-8, 140.
Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and is considered to be a reactivation of latent infection. The first clinical manifestation of VZV infection during infancy typically presents as chickenpox; however, HZ can be observed in infants and children without a history of symptomatic varicella. We report the case of a 4-year-old immunocompetent boy who developed HZ after intrauterine exposure to VZV.
带状疱疹（HZ）由水痘-带状疱疹病毒（VZV）引起，被认为是潜伏感染的再激活。婴儿期VZV感染的首个临床表现通常为水痘；然而，在无水痘症状病史的婴幼儿中也可观察到HZ。我们报告一例4岁免疫功能正常男孩的病例，该男孩在宫内暴露于VZV后发生了HZ。
