Hemorrhagic varicella treated with continuous infusion of acyclovir: A case report
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Hemorrhagic varicella treated with continuous infusion of acyclovir: A case report

J Behcet Uz Child Hosp 2018;8(3):243-246 DOI: 10.5222/buchd.2018.08941
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Abstract

Hemorrhagic varicella is one of the serious and frequently fatal forms of the VZV infections especially in immunocompromised patients. We report a 9 –year- old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia suffered from hemorrhagic varicella infection. Follow-up in patient progressed acute respiratory distress syndrome. Continuous acyclovir infusion therapy was applied instead of intermittent acyclovir administration. Continuous infusion of acyclovir could be a life-saving treatment strategy in disseminated or hemorrhagic varicella infections in immunocompromised children.

Keywords: acyclovir, hemorrhagic varicella, leukemia