Varicella in pediatric liver transplant patients: a retrospective analysis of treatment and outcome.

Background: Varicella is a common childhood disease that can cause morbidity and mortality among immunosuppressed patients. There have been few previous studies monitoring the course of pediatric liver transplant patients with acute varicella. The aim of this study was to evaluate the treatment, outcomes, and complications of pediatric liver transplant patients admitted with acute varicella infection.