Vascular Complications of Varicella: Description of 4 Cases and a Review of Literature.

Pediatr Infect Dis J

From the *Department of Pediatrics, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium; †Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; ‡Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Antwerp University, Antwerp, Belgium; §Pediatric Intensive Care, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium; and ¶Pediatric Hematology, ZNA Queen Paola Children's Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.

Published: November 2015

Stroke and deep venous thrombosis are rare complications of varicella zoster infection. We report 3 cases of children with a stroke and 1 case of a boy with a deep venous thrombosis after recent chicken pox.

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