Neonatal varicella: A case report

Chicken pox is an infectious childhood disease. It is rare ininfants and newborns due to passive immunity receivedfrom the mother. The characteristic skin eruptions inchicken pox are vesicular with erythematous base andaccompanied with pruritus. The skin of the palms and solesis typically spared. We report a case of neonatal varicellawhere the mother was having skin eruptions at the time ofdelivery and the neonate contracted it during the perinatalperiod and developed clinical disease on the day five of life.Specific anti-viral therapy was given to the mother and thebaby and the recovery was uneventful.