title: [Complicated chickenpox in a national pediatric Peruvian hospital, 2001-2011].
abstract: The objective of the study was to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of complicated chickenpox cases seen at the National Institute of Children's Health (INSN, Spanish acronym) of Peru from 2001 to 2011. A case series was collected, including a total of 1,073 children with complicated chickenpox. The median age was 2.5 years (IQR 1.1-4.8 years), of which 578 (54%) were male. The most frequent complications were secondary skin and soft tissue infections with 768 cases (72%). 13 deaths (1.4%) were recorded. In conclusion, the hospitalizations due to complicated chickenpox in the INSN included mostly children under five, with a short stay and a low proportion of deaths most complications being related to secondary skin and soft tissue infections.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño, Lima, Perú. emirandach@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miranda-Choque
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Candela-Herrera
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Díaz-Pera
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Farfán-Ramos
authors.forename: Edith María
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Junes
authors.forename: Imelda Rita
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Escalante-Santivañez
mesh_terms: D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006761:Hospitals; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010568:Peru; D013997:Time Factors