TY - JOUR T1 - Severe hydrocephalus associated with congenital varicella syndrome JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 561 LP - 563 VL - 168 IS - 5 AU - Massimo Mazzella AU - Cesare Arioni AU - Carlo Bellini AU - Anna Elsa Maria Allegri AU - Cesarina Savioli AU - Giovanni Serra Y1 - 2003/03/04 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/168/5/561.abstract N2 - CONGENITAL VARICELLA SYNDROME refers to the spectrum of fetal anomalies associated with maternal varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection during the first trimester of pregnancy. The syndrome is rare and the risk to the fetus uncertain. We describe an unusual case of congenital varicella syndrome in which hydrocephalus was the main consequence and likely represented VZV reactivation in utero. ER -