TY - JOUR
T1 - Postvaricella thrombosis-report of two cases and literature review
AU - Rabah, Fatma
AU - El-Banna, Nagwa
AU - Abdel-Baki, Mohamed
AU - Beshlavi, Ismail
AU - MacAraig, Divina
AU - Bhuyan, Depali
AU - Al-Hinai, Mohamed
AU - Al-Mashaikhi, Nawal
AU - Wasifuddin, Shah Mohamed
AU - Tomas, Eileen
AU - Pathare, Anil
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - Varicella (chickenpox) is a common disease of childhood, caused by varicella-zoster virus. Postviral thromboembolism is a rare complication of varicella-zoster virus in childhood. We describe 2 children who developed lower limb deep venous thrombosis shortly after varicella infection, along with a review of 130 previously reported cases.
AB - Varicella (chickenpox) is a common disease of childhood, caused by varicella-zoster virus. Postviral thromboembolism is a rare complication of varicella-zoster virus in childhood. We describe 2 children who developed lower limb deep venous thrombosis shortly after varicella infection, along with a review of 130 previously reported cases.
KW - antiphospholipid antibody
KW - chickenpox
KW - deep venous thrombosis
KW - protein S deficiency
KW - thrombosis
KW - varicella
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U2 - 10.1097/INF.0b013e31825c7993
DO - 10.1097/INF.0b013e31825c7993
M3 - Article
C2 - 22895217
AN - SCOPUS:84865483583
SN - 0891-3668
VL - 31
SP - 985
EP - 987
JO - Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
JF - Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
IS - 9
ER -