Chickenpox during pregnancy.
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Congenital varicella syndrome encompasses a broad spectrum of malformations present in children of mothers who developed chickenpox during the first 20 weeks of gestation. We report a case of a monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy, with maternal exposure to chickenpox during the thirteenth week of gestation, which produced one symptomatic and one healthy child.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 306 6885 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993