Title: Infantile Herpes Zoster: A Case Report
Authors: Shikha Sharma, Dilbag Singh Thakur, Ritu Rawat
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i7.84
Abstract
Herpes zoster (HZ) occurs due to reactivation of the latent Varicella zoster virus and is usually a disease of the elderly. HZ is rarely happening in children, and its incidence increases with age. Infantile herpes zoster is believed to be rare, though recent reports suggests an increasing incidence in infants. Here we report a six month old immunocompetent infant with herpes zoster whose mother had varicella during antenatal period.
Keywords: Herpes zoster, Infant, Varicella zoster virus, immunocompetent, in utero varicella.
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