title: Vascular Complications of Varicella: Description of 4 Cases and a Review of Literature.
abstract: Stroke and deep venous thrombosis are rare complications of varicella zoster infection. We report 3 cases of children with a stroke and 1 case of a boy with a deep venous thrombosis after recent chicken pox.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Pediatrics, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium; †Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; ‡Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Antwerp University, Antwerp, Belgium; §Pediatric Intensive Care, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium; and ¶Pediatric Hematology, ZNA Queen Paola Children's Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Yentl
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Driesen
authors.forename: Marjoke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Verweij
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Maeseneer
authors.forename: Jozef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Dooy
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wojciechowski
authors.forename: Machiel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Den Akker
mesh_terms: D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology