Is chickenpox dangerous in pregnancy if you've already had it
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Background
Chicken pox (varicella) infection in neonates, immunosuppressed individuals and pregnant women can result in severe and even life-threatening varicella disease.
To attenuate disease and reduce the risk of complications such as pneumonitis, post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) with varicella-zoster specific immunoglobulin (VZIG) was the standard of care up until 2018
Complications of chicken pox in pregnancy include severe maternal varicella and congenital varicella syndrome
See UKHSA Guidelines on post exposure prophylaxis for varicella or shingles and the Varicella Green Book chapter
Contact with VZV should be managed promptly as follows:
- Past history of chicken pox, shingles or 2 documented doses of varicella vaccine: Reassure, no action required.
If immunosuppressed, please call virology to discuss
- No / Uncertain Reliable Past History: Need to ascertain if significant exposure
This depends on:
1)The type of VZ infection in the index case (chicken pox, zoster on an exposed site, zoster on any site in an im
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