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[Complications of chickenpox seen in 44 patients in Abidjan]
E Bissagnene1, E Aoussi, J Moreau
1Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU de Treichville, Abidjan, Côte-d'Ivoire.
Abstract:
The prevalence of complications is 38% in 116 patients with varicella. Cutaneous surinfection is observed in 30 patients (26%), pneumopathy in 4 cases resulting in death of 3 patients, encephalitis in 3 patients (1.7%). The authors discuss about those complications and their treatment.