Fatal varicella in a healthy young adult.

Varicella Exposure in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a Low Resource Country: Successful Prophylaxis with Intravenous Immunoglobulins

Background: Varicella-zoster infection is a serious and potentially fatal disease, especially among newborns.Several studies have described postnatal varicella zoster exposure among neonates and reported on the efficacy of varicella-zoster immunoglobulins (VZIG) used as post-exposure prophylaxis. Unfortunately, VZIG is not available in Jordan. A limited number of studies have investigated the e...

Varicella Gangrenosa of Abdominal Wall: Rare but Fatal Complication of Varicella Even in Immunocompetent Healthy Children

Introduction: Varicella gangrenosa is an uncommon but serious complication of chicken pox in young children. It should be suspected in any child with a history of varicella infection and increasing complaints of pain and swelling in an extremity or other body area, along with increasing fever, erythema, lethargy, and irritability. Early surgical intervention with intensive antibiotic therapy is...

Fatal case of chickenpox in an adult: a case report.

Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) is a double stranded DNA virus of a a-herpes virus family which also include herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2.1 VZV causes chicken pox (varicella) during primary infection, following which the virus establishes the latency in cells of the dorsal root ganglia. Reactivation of latent virus causes shingles (herpes zoster), a disease predominantly occurring in elderly ...

Fatal varicella in an adult.

Seroprevalence of Varicella-Zoster Virus in Children from Shiraz-Iran

Background: Varicella–zoster virus (VZV) causes herpes zoster and varicella (Chicken-pox), usually a mild disease which is diagnosed clinically with few complications. However, in neonates and healthy adults it can have a severe presentation. Herpes zoster results from VZV reactivation later in life. Objective: To determine the seroprevalence of VZV in elementary school children aged 6-10 years...