What is congenital varicella syndrome?

During pregnancy if the mother contracts chickenpox during the first two trimesters of pregnancy there is a high risk that baby will develop congenital varicella syndrome. Some symptoms of congenital varicella syndrome include skin lesions, neurologic defects, eye diseases, and skeletal anomalies.

How do members experience congenital varicella syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with congenital varicella syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for congenital varicella syndrome*

Who has congenital varicella syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 1
40s 0
50s 0
60s 0
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 2