DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2021.v09i10.021

Pages: 1595-1597

Herpes zoster in children is a rare but often mild disease requiring only symptomatic treatment. Antivirals are exceptionally used for complicated forms, for ophthalmic localization or for immunocompromised patients. For the infant, it is most often an in utero contamination during a maternal chickenpox. We report a rare case of HZ in an immunocompetent 14-month-old infant with no history of chickenpox or its exposure in babies, other siblings, and the mother during or after pregnancy.