title: [Varicella--mild or dangerous disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim was an analysis of causes of varicella complications in children hospitalized in the Department if Infectious Diseases In Childhood of Medical University in Warsaw.
  
  
  METHODS
  105 children from 15 day to 15 years of age was observed. 58.1% were male. The median age was 5,8 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bacterial skin infections and neurological complications were the most frequent complications. Sepsis was diagnosed in 3 children. Vaccination program against varicella can reduce the risk of very severe complications.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Chorób Zakaźnych Wieku Dzieciecego Instytutu Chorób Zakaźnych i Pasozytniczych Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Duszczyk
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Talarek
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marczyńska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000821:virology; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000821:virology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine