Malignant chickenpox with coagulopathy in a healthy adult female; a case report and review of literature

Goonewardane, A. P. N. De Vas; Sanjeewa, N. H. R.; Perera, T.M.R.; Weerakoon, R. R.

doi:10.4038/gmj.v20i2.7941

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“…3 There have been very few case reports in healthy immunocompetent adults. [10][11][12] Our patient who was as per the history immunocompetent presented with rash as described for haemorrhagic chickenpox all over the body along with persistent haematuria and haemetemesis. There was also bleeding from the endotracheal tube at the time of death.…”

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Coagulopathy secondary to chicken pox: a case report

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Chickenpox often produces a self-limiting disease in children and adolescents. The clinical course is usually mild and complications are rare. The complications that are known to be associated with it are pneumonia, meningitis, myocarditis and nephritis. Severe and disseminated varicella infection with organ dysfunction can also be seen amongst diabetics and immunocompromised patients. However, it is not commonly known that varicella can be life threatening even in immunocompetent adult patients. We present a case of a healthy adult male in which this infection progressed to malignant hemorrhagic disease associated with coagulopathy.

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confidence: 99%