congenital varicella syndrome
MONDO:0017372Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names congenital varicella syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Fetal varicella syndrome (CVS) is an acquired developmental anomaly syndrome characterized by skin, neurological, ocular, limbs and growth defects secondary to maternal Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) infection.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0017372), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
9 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Atypical scarring of skinHPOHP:0000987
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Intrauterine growth retardationHPOHP:0001511
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- CataractHPOHP:0000518
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Cerebral cortical atrophyHPOHP:0002120
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Global developmental delayHPOHP:0001263
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Intellectual disabilityHPOHP:0001249
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- MicrocephalyHPOHP:0000252
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- MicromeliaHPOHP:0002983
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- MicrophthalmiaHPOHP:0000568
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: congenital varicella syndrome
- Also called
- antenatal varicella virus infectionmother-to-child transmission of varicella syndrome