title: Varicella zoster infection: a rare cause of abdominal pain mimicking acute abdomen.
abstract: Varicella zoster is an acute viral infection that results from reactivation of a latent varicella zoster virus. It usually occurs in adult population and immune compromised patients. It rarely occurs in healthy children. Here we present a 14 years old male with varicella zoster that had abdominal pain mimicking acute abdomen to alert others who are consulted for the differentiation of acute abdomen and others who may be consulted for pain management.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Varicella zoster; Abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Department of Anaesthesiology, Bozyaka, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Olmez
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boz
authors.forename: Nazif
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Erkan