Abstract
The authors report 6 cases of extensive cellulitis, in 6 children with chicken-pox. This is a rare complication during this disease. If streptococcal etiology is not always proved, clinical aspect and the dramatic reponse to treatment by penicillin G, characterize this kind of complication.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Cellulitis / drug therapy
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Cellulitis / etiology*
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Cellulitis / microbiology
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Chickenpox / complications*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Penicillin G / therapeutic use
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Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
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Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis
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Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification