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

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 484-486

  Wu, Chang Teng ^a   Tsai, Shih Chang ^a   Lin, Jainn Jin ^a   Hsia, Shao Hsuan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEVER; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VESICULAR RASH;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ASTHMA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 49349092476     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00720.x     Document Type: Article

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