Open AccessVaricella Pneumonia with Acute Kidney Injury in an Immunocompetent Host
Author(s) -
. Ritesh,
Harsh Mohinder Singh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nepal paediatric society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.13
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1990-7982
pISSN - 1990-7974
DOI - 10.3126/jnps.v41i2.37136
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , complication , encephalitis , acute kidney injury , immunology , chickenpox , varicella zoster virus , virus , pediatrics
Chicken pox is mostly a benign infection of childhood and is caused by Varicella Zoster Virus which generally does not lead to any serious complication in an immunocompetent host. Severe and potentially lethal complications like varicella pneumonia, encephalitis and acute kidney injury are known entity in adults but are very rare in paediatric age group. We present a case of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the form of tubulointerstitial nephritis induced by varicella infection in a young immunocompetent child with varicella pneumonia.