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Case Reports
. 2008 Jul-Aug;25(4):484-6.
doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00720.x.

Disseminated varicella infection in a child receiving short-term steroids for asthma

Chang-Teng Wu  1 , Shih-Chang Tsai, Jainn-Jin Lin, Shao-Hsuan Hsia
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Disseminated varicella infection in a child receiving short-term steroids for asthma

Chang-Teng Wu et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2008 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

An 8-year-old boy, treated with a short course of steroids for asthma, developed a fever with abdominal pain and a generalized vesicular rash after contact with varicella-infected classmates. The clinical presentation was disseminated varicella infection with multiple organ involvement. We confirmed varicella zoster virus using a direct fluorescent antibody test. This report demonstrates the increased risk of complicated varicella associated with the use of corticosteroids, even for a short period of time.

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