Newborn infant with cicatricial (scarring) skin lesions due to congenital varicella infection
Newborn infant with cicatricial (scarring) skin lesions due to congenital varicella infection
Cicatricial (scarring) skin lesions associated with congenital varicella infection are typically depressed and pigmented in a dermatomal distribution. Other features of congenital varicella syndrome include intrauterine growth restriction, ocular defects, limb abnormalities, and central nervous system abnormalities.