Varicella and Zoster in Children with HIV Infection † 829
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Aspects of varicella-zoster infection in children
Results Seven children and infants were admitted with a of diagnosis herpes zoster based on clinical judgment. Their ages were between 4 months and 5 years, three of them being infants. None of the children had prior exposure to varicella-zoster virus during gestation or early infancy. One case presented ocular involvement, 6 patients had thoracic form. One of the infants presented a spread of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199804001-00850