Central Nervous System and Renal Vasculitis Associated With Primary Varicella Infection in a Child

A 7-year-old girl with primary varicella presented with encephalopathy and focal neurologic deficits 10 days after her first skin lesions appeared. She was discovered to have bilateral wedge-shaped renal infarctions, and ischemic lesions in the conus medullaris, cerebral cortex, and deep gray matter...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2001-01, Vol.107 (1), p.168-168
Main Authors: Caruso, June M, Tung, Glenn A, Brown, William D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arteritis
Causes of
Chickenpox
Complications and side effects
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Summary:A 7-year-old girl with primary varicella presented with encephalopathy and focal neurologic deficits 10 days after her first skin lesions appeared. She was discovered to have bilateral wedge-shaped renal infarctions, and ischemic lesions in the conus medullaris, cerebral cortex, and deep gray matter consistent with a medium and large vessel arteritis on magnetic resonance imaging. This complication has never before been reported in an immunocompetent child with primary varicella infection, and it represents a rare but serious complication of childhood chickenpox. Pediatrics 2001;107(1). URL:
ISSN:0031-4005