title: Complications of varicella zoster.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kivilcim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gücüyener
authors.forename: Elvan Cağlar
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Citak
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elli
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serdaroğlu
authors.forename: Funda Erkasar
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Citak
mesh_terms: D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index