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15629962

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-1-4
pubmed:abstractText
Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus are the 2 most common pathogens implicated in secondary invasive bacterial disease after varicella. We describe a 3-month-old male infant from British Columbia, Canada, who presented on day 5 of varicella skin rash with fever, seizures, lethargy, and evidence of intracranial hypertension. A prominent subdural empyema was documented, and Streptococcus pyogenes was recovered from the subdural fluid. Central nervous system bacterial complications should be part of the differential diagnosis for infants and children with chickenpox who present with fever, lethargy, focal seizures, or similar neurologic findings. This case illustrates the importance of universal varicella vaccination to prevent associated bacterial complications of chickenpox.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1098-4275
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
115
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
e112-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Group A streptococcal subdural empyema as a complication of varicella.
pubmed:affiliation
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. rgut@cw.bc.ca <rgut@cw.bc.ca>
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports