Dr. Emily Berger discusses the management and prevention of varicella-zoster virus in pregnancy. For more information, read Dr. Berger's article from the August 2013 issue, "Management and Prevention of Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection in Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature."
Primary infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) during pregnancy can lead to devastating outcomes for both the mother and fetus. We describe a...
Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by the varicellazoster virus (VZV) and is considered to be a reactivation of latent infection.
We present the case of a 4-year-old immunocompetent girl with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) that occurred 45 months after a single dose of the...
There is a considerable need for effective and safe treatment of cutaneous herpesvirus lesions. Current common approaches are limited to expensive...
Viral syndromes can present with various cutaneous manifestations, from the morbilliform eruption of measles to the papular lesions of molluscum....
