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Varicella Arthritis in Childhood

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Nonbacterial arthritis is a rare but well-recognized complication of acute varicella in children. Reported cases usually described monoarthritis of the knee that occurs at the onset of the rash or shortly after. Herein, we describe a case of arthritis of the hip that occurred in a 4-year-old girl 6 days before the onset of rash. The presence of varicella-zoster virus DNA in synovial fluid was confirmed by real-time polymerase chain reaction. A review of the literature reported 26 previous cases of aseptic arthritis due to varicella infection among children.

Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0b013e318223c0d8

Authors: Sibylle Bevilacqua, Jean-Manuel Poircuitte, Laurence Boyer, Thierry May, Pierre Lascombes, Véronique Venard

Institution: Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Nancy

Language: English

Topic: Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2027469732

FWCI: 0.661

Cites: 28

Cited by: 21

Related to: 10