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  • Title: [Varicella: previously healthy children sometimes develop complications].
    Author: Mérelle ME, Visser LF, Bokma JA, de Melker HE, de Winter JP.
    Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd; 2006 Dec 02; 150(48):2625-9. PubMed ID: 17205936.
    Abstract:
    Three healthy boys, 3.5, 5 and 1.5 years of age, were admitted to hospital with a severe bacterial skin infection, cerebellar ataxia, and pneumonia, respectively, one week after the onset of varicella. They recovered completely after treatment. Studies in Europe report complications from varicella in 2.5% of healthy children. Most of these are neurological complications and secondary bacterial infections of skin and soft tissue. Last year, a European consensus was published that recommended that all healthy children be vaccinated against chickenpox. In The Netherlands, routine varicella zoster virus (VZV) vaccination has not (yet) been implemented. We propose a new discussion on the possible inclusion of VZV vaccination in the national vaccination programme.
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