PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kritsana Kongthavonsakul
AU  - Charles Henry Washington
AU  - Chulabhorn Pruksachatkun
AU  - Peninnah Oberdorfer
TI  - A 12-day-old male newborn with extensive vesicles and fever
AID  - 10.1136/bcr.11.2011.5211
DP  - 2012 Jan 19
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - bcr1120115211
VI  - 2012
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2012/bcr.11.2011.5211.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2012/bcr.11.2011.5211.full
AB  - Neonatal varicella infection is a rare condition since vaccine introduction. The authors report the case of a 12-day-old male who presented with a fever and generalised vesicular eruption. The patient’s mother had varicella infection 1 day before delivery without treatment. The neonate initially did not receive prophylaxis or treatment. He subsequently was started on intravenous acyclovir and recovered without further complications or sequelae. Prompt diagnosis and treatment for maternal prenatal varicella infection is necessary to prevent infection in the newborn, and healthcare provider awareness to avoid nosocomial transmission.