Varicella skin complications in childhood: A case series and a systematic review of the literature

Elena Bozzola; Mauro Bozzola; Andrzej Krzysztofiak; Alberto Eugenio Tozzi; May Chebl El Hachem; Alberto Villani

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Varicella skin complications in childhood: A case series and a systematic review of the literature

Elena Bozzola, Mauro Bozzola, Andrzej Krzysztofiak, Alberto Eugenio Tozzi, May Chebl El Hachem, Alberto Villani

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Even if varicella is generally considered a harmless disease in childhood, severe complications may occur. We examined varicella skin complications (VSCs) in hospitalized immunologically healthy children, over a nine-year period. We also systematically analyzed previous reports to calculate the rate of VSCs in the literature. VSCs occurred in 16.4% of children hospitalized for varicella. This figure is in accordance with the literature, as the range of VSCs was 2.6%–41.2%. Skin complications may represent determinants of hospitalization and of other indirect costs in young children.

Original language	English
Article number	688
Journal	International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms17050688
Publication status	Published - May 6 2016

Keywords

Children
Hospitalization
Skin complication
Varicella

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Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Spectroscopy
Inorganic Chemistry
Catalysis
Molecular Biology
Computer Science Applications

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