Chicken pox infection in patients undergoing chemotherapy: A retrospective analysis from a tertiary care center in India

• Main Authors: Vanita Noronha (Author), Vikas Ostwal (Author), Anant Ramaswamy (Author), Amit Joshi (Author), Reena Nair (Author), Shripad D. Banavali (Author), Kumar Prabhash (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: There is paucity of data on the incidence, severity and management of chicken pox in patients receiving active chemotherapy for cancer.From October 2010 to October 2011, patients were included in this study if they developed a chicken pox infection during their chemotherapy. The details of...