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 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.
Gücüyener
Kivilcim
K
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
Citak
Elvan Cağlar
EC
Elli
Murat
M
Serdaroğlu
Ayse
A
Citak
Funda Erkasar
FE
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