Clinical features of varicella in children in 1980-1999.
- Author:
Hui YU
1
;
Shucheng DUAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Age Distribution; Chickenpox; complications; epidemiology; Child; Child, Preschool; China; epidemiology; Encephalitis; etiology; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Retrospective Studies; Skin Diseases, Infectious; etiology
- From: Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2002;16(3):229-231
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo understand clinical features of in-patients with varicella and complications in our hospital during 1980-1999.
METHODSAge distribution, season characteristics, complication, occurrence of hospitalized varicella patients in 1980-1999 were analyzed.
RESULTSVaricella mainly occurred in pre-school and school children, most cases were seen in winter and spring. There were 240 hospitalized varicella patients, 160 of whom had complications, 126 patients scattered in 1994-1996 (78.75%). The most often seen complication was skin infection which occurred in 71 patients (44.38%); the second was encephalitis, which occurred in 29 patients (18.12%).
CONCLUSIONSThe occurrence of varicella increased and the disease seemed to be more serious.
