title: Childhood Disintegrative Disorder as a Complication of Chicken Pox.
abstract: Childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD) is characterized by late onset (>3 years of age) of developmental delays in language, social function and motor skills. Commonly there is no antecedent physical disorder leading to childhood disintegrative disorder. The present case report describes a child who developed childhood disintegrative disorder at the age of 6 years after an episode of chicken pox.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Mahamaya Rajkiya Allopathic Medical College, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Jitendra Kumar
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Health Institute, Shriram Chandra Bhanja Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Satyakam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohapatra
keywords: Childhood disintegrative disorder; chicken pox; complication