Complications of varicella zoster

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 ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of pediatrics 2002-02, Vol.69 (2), p.195-196
Hauptverfasser: GÜCÜYENER, Kivilcim, CITAK, Elvan Caglar, ELLI, Murat, SERDAROGLU, Ayse, CITAK, Funda Erkasar
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0019-5456
0973-7693
DOI:10.1007/bf02859388