title: [Atypical course of chicken-pox complicated by hepatitis and endocarditis].
abstract: A case of chicken-pox complicated by hepatitis and endocarditis in 21 years old man was described. Three weeks before admission to the Department of Infectious Diseases the patient stayed at the Neurological Department and was diagnosed as encephalitis. The spots on the skin and a very high level of aminotransferases were noticed in 19th day of hospitalization. The blood cultures were positive for Staphylococcus aureus MSSA. Bacterial endocarditis was diagnosed on the base of echocardiography. The patient was treated with antibiotics six weeks. He recovered completely.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Chorób Zakaźnych Akademii Medycznej w Poznaniu. katarzynkahr@wp.pl
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hryckiewicz
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Flieger
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Juszczyk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents