ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To study clinical characteristics of Herpes zoster in infants. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Children underwent routine clinical/neurological, and laboratory/instrumental examinations (composition of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the level of specific antibodies in the blood and CSF assessed by ELISA, MRI of the brain and cervical spine and spinal cord with contrast enhancement). RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Two rare cases of disease are reported: 1) a 3-month girl with polymorphic rash appeared on the skin and monoparesis of the left hand, 2) a 5-month girl due to infection with the varicella-zoster (VZ) virus occurred intrauterine. The data on the frequency and interpretation of the genesis of motor disorders in patients with different localization of rashes are presented. The authors draw attention to the latent phase (interval between the primary infection of the fetus and reactivation of VD-viral infection with a picture of HZ), which was 10 months.