An unusual varicella zoster infection complicated by purpura fulminans and multiorgan failure in a healthy infant

Mukaddes Kalyoncu; Ender Odemis; Müjgan Aynaci; Umit Naci Karaçal; Aysenur Okten

An unusual varicella zoster infection complicated by purpura fulminans and multiorgan failure in a healthy infant

Scand J Infect Dis. 2003;35(1):74-6.

Authors

Mukaddes Kalyoncu¹, Ender Odemis, Müjgan Aynaci, Umit Naci Karaçal, Aysenur Okten

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Pediatrics, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 12685891

Abstract

The case is reported of a 2-y-old boy who developed purpura fulminans, meningoencephalitis, pneumonia complicated by adult respiratory distress syndrome and acute renal failure after varicella. These complications of varicella are extremely rare in a healthy infant.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Kidney Injury / complications
Acute Kidney Injury / diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury / therapy
Chickenpox / complications
Chickenpox / diagnosis*
Chickenpox / therapy
Child, Preschool
Combined Modality Therapy
Critical Illness
Drug Therapy, Combination
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
IgA Vasculitis / complications
IgA Vasculitis / diagnosis*
IgA Vasculitis / therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Meningoencephalitis / complications
Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis
Meningoencephalitis / therapy
Multiple Organ Failure / diagnosis*
Multiple Organ Failure / therapy
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / complications
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / diagnosis
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy
Risk Assessment
Treatment Outcome