Hemorrhagic Pericarditis in a child with primary varicella infection (chickenpox)

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-239

  Nandeesh, B N ^a   Mahadevan, Anita ^a   Yasha, T C ^a   Shankar, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Chicken pox; Deep vein thrombosis; Hemorrhagic pericarditis; Septic infarction

Indexed keywords

HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHICKENPOX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; PERICARDITIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 63449123119     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.48930     Document Type: Article

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