Use of intravenous immunoglobulin in a disseminated varicella infection in an immunocompromised child

• Main Authors: Jae Hong Kim (Author), Dae Hyun Kwon (Author), E Young Bae (Author), Seung Beom Han (Author), Jae Wook Lee (Author), Nack Gyun Chung (Author), Dae Chul Jeong (Author), Bin Cho (Author), Jin Han Kang (Author), Hack Ki Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Varicella-zoster virus infection can lead to severe illness in immunocompromised patients. Further the mortality rate of disseminated varicella infection is extremely high particularly in immunocompromised children. We report a case of disseminated varicella infection in a child with acute lymphobla...