Jurnal Kedokteran Diponegoro
Vol 12, No 4 (2023): JURNAL KEDOKTERAN DIPONEGORO (DIPONEGORO MEDICAL JOURNAL)

CASE REPORT : A 30-YEAR-OLD FEMALE IN THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY WITH VARICELLA

Ahmad Fikri Pulungan (Faculty of Medicine, Malikussaleh University, Aceh, Indonesia)
Wizar Putri Mellaratna (Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Regional Public Hospital Cut Meutia, Aceh, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jul 2023

Abstract

Background Varicella (chickenpox) is a common childhood disease, but if it develops during pregnancy, it can have serious and undesirable consequences, including congenital varicella syndrome, maternal VZV pneumonia, and neonatal varicella infection; this can lead to feto-maternal morbidity and mortality. Antiviral therapy and appropriate supportive care improve maternal and neonatal outcomes. This case report provides an overview of varicella-zoster virus infection during pregnancy.Case Presentation: We present a case, a 30-year-old woman in the third trimester of pregnancy came to the emergency department of Cut Meutia Hospital with complaint of vesicle with that was very itchy on the face and all over the body. The patient also complained fever, had no appetite, itching in the throat and coughing up phlegm.Conclusion: The patient was diagnosed with varicella caused by varicella zoster virus and treated with acyclovir.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

medico

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Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology

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JKD : JURNAL KEDOKTERAN DIPONEGORO ( ISSN : 2540-8844 ) adalah jurnal yang berisi tentang artikel bidang kedokteran dan kesehatan karya civitas akademika dari Program Studi Kedokteran Umum, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Diponegoro Semarang dan peneliti dari luar yang membutuhkan publikasi . ...