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In 1947, LaForet and Lynch first described the association between maternal infection by Varicella-zoster virus during the beginning of gestation and congenital anomalies in the newborn().
Today varicella during pregnancy is a very rare condition. Primary infection by varicella during gestation is estimated to affect one to seven per 10 thousand pregnant women().
MatiasCL, NeroSD, BertagnonJR. Perinatal varicella. Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2010;8(1):122-3. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082010AI1497
Matias,Carolina Lemos; Nero,Suzana Del; Bertagnon,José Ricardo. Perinatal varicella. Einstein (Sao Paulo)., v. 8, n. 1, p. 122-123, Jan. 2010. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082010AI1497
Matias,Carolina Lemos and Nero,Suzana Del and Bertagnon,José Ricardo. Perinatal varicella. Einstein (Sao Paulo). [online]. 2010, vol. 8, n. 1, [cited 2026-06-25], pp.122-123. Available from: <https://journal.einstein.br/article/perinatal-varicella/>. ISSN 1679-4508. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082010AI1497
Figure 1
Ulcerative and cicatricial lesions, and bridles of congenital varicella