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    BMJ Case Rep. 2009;2009. pii: bcr07.2008.0461. Epub 2009 Mar 17.

    A case for varicella vaccination in the immunosuppressed.

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    Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, Pond Street, London NW3 2XA, UK.

    Abstract

    A middle-aged man with long-standing Crohn disease maintained in remission on low-dose immunosuppression presented with abdominal pain. Over the following few days he developed a vesicular rash, became dyspnoeic, confused and had two seizures. Despite high-dose intravenous aciclovir, he died. Disseminated varicella zoster virus, the cause of his death, could potentially have been prevented had he received varicella vaccination at an earlier stage.

    PMID:
    21686799
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    PMCID:
    PMC3029559
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