Document Type : case report
Authors
- Majid Sezavar 1
- Shahabaddin Sorouri 2
- Gholamreza Khademi 3
- Yasaman Fatemeh Khazaee 4
- Maryam Naseri 5
1 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran,
2 Lung Diseases Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad
3 Clinical Research Development Unit of Akbar Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. -Neonatal Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
4 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran
5 Pediatrician, Faculty of medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: Varicella is a common disease in children but with potentially severe complications. We aimed to investigate the characteristics of a child hospitalized with chicken pox with thrombosis symptoms who needed intensive care.
Case presentation: A 33-month-old Iranian girl with chickenpox, the onset of papulovesicular rash and fever started 3 days before going to the hospital, extensive ecchymotic lesions on the left leg, which progressed within a few hours before going to the hospital and spread to the knee. Peripheral artery thrombosis and pneumonia caused by the varicella virus are rare complications of chickenpox in children.
Conclusion: Although Chickenpox is a common infectious disease in children, but this disease is sometimes accompanied by potentially serious complications such as arterial thrombosis. Patients must be protected from the risks through early diagnosis and optimal treatment management.
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