Deep hand infection complicating chickenpox in an otherwise healthy infant.
Chickenpox is a common childhood infection, and complications are rare in the healthy child. This report describes a significant complication of varicella in an otherwise healthy infant.
Newey
M L
ML
St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey.
Magnussen
P A
PA
D002481:Cellulitis / Q000382:microbiology; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes