[Disseminated intravascular coagulation in chickenpox. Report of a case in a child].
The case of a healthy and immunocompetent five-year-old boy, who developed a disseminated intravascular coagulation during chickenpox is described. Disseminated intravascular coagulation manifestations were extremely severe and included macroscopic hematuria, necrotic purpura and cerebrovascular thrombosis. The outcome in this patient was a complete recovery. Nevertheless, the possibility of a seriously complicated course of chickenpox even in low-risk children subgroups suggests that the Varicella-Zoster virus infection should not be underestimated. More accurate information about the impact of chickenpox and its complications on the population is needed, in order to provide a contribution for the debate about the costs associated with this disease and the potential benefits of both the early antiviral therapy and the vaccinal prophylaxis.
Tucciarone
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Istituto di Clinica Pediatrica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Tomassini
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A
Colasanti
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A
Sabbi
T
T
Iacobini
M
M
El Hachem
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M
D000208:Acute Disease; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male