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Disseminated Varicella Infection in a Child Receiving Short‐Term Steroids for Asthma
Author(s) -
WU CHANGTENG,
TSAI SHIHCHANG,
LIN JAINNJIN,
HSIA SHAOHSUAN
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00720.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rash , asthma , pediatrics , chickenpox , abdominal pain , presentation (obstetrics) , chicken pox , varicella zoster virus , immunology , virus , virology , dermatology , surgery
An 8‐year‐old boy, treated with a short course of steroids for asthma, developed a fever with abdominal pain and a generalized vesicular rash after contact with varicella‐infected classmates. The clinical presentation was disseminated varicella infection with multiple organ involvement. We confirmed varicella zoster virus using a direct fluorescent antibody test. This report demonstrates the increased risk of complicated varicella associated with the use of corticosteroids, even for a short period of time.