Ospa wietrzna powik łana posocznicą i ropnym zapaleniem tkanek miękkich u 5-letniego chłopca – opis przypadku

Publication date: Available online 7 September 2016 Source:Pediatria Polska Author(s): Paweł Małecki, Anna Mania, Zbigniew Krasiński, Jerzy Harasymczuk, Katarzyna Jończyk-Potoczna, Katarzyna Mazur-Melewska, Paweł Kemnitz, Wojciech Służewski, Magdalena Figlerowicz Chickenpox is one of the most common childhood infectious diseases. Bacterial superinfections of the skin are the most common complications occuring in the disease. A 5-year-old boy was admitted to hospital owing to varicella-zoster virus infection complicated by purulent infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the right leg. Before admission, symptomatic treatment and improper care of skin lesions were administered. During the inpatient stay, bacteriemia caused by Streptococcus pyogenes and venous thrombosis was diagnosed. Initially conservative treatment and targeted antibiotic therapy were implemented, and then the patient underwent surgery involving decompression of the muscle compartments and evacuation of abscesses. Following this procedure, his general condition improved considerably. Basing on the case, the effectiveness of vaccination against chickenpox and recommended proper skin care methods need to be emphasized as preventive methods of complications.
Source: Pediatria Polska - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research