Complications of varicella zoster.
Indian J Pediatr
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2002 Feb; 69(2): 195-6
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-80280
ABSTRACT
Primary infection with varicella zoster is characterzed by a generalized vesicular rash usually without significant systemic illness. Encephalitis, pneumonitis, pancreatitis, nephritis, Reye and Guillan-Barre syndrome transvers myelitis, myocarditis have been reported before, but there is not any case having all these system to be involved during the same infection in a sequential manner ending up with multiorgan failure. We wanted to represent 21-month-old boy had a multiorgan failure due to varicella zoster infection.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Severity of Illness Index
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Humans
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Male
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Chickenpox
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Follow-Up Studies
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Herpesvirus 3, Human
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Risk Assessment
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Infant
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Multiple Organ Failure
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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