Publication: Varicella Pneumonia with Acute Kidney Injury in an Immunocompetent Host
Date
2021
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Publisher
Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS)
Abstract
Abstract:
Chicken pox is mostly a benign infection of childhood and is caused by Varicella Zoster Virus which generally does not lead to any serious complication in an immunocompetent host. Severe and potentially lethal complications like varicella pneumonia, encephalitis and acute kidney injury are known entity in adults but are very rare in paediatric age group. We present a case of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the form of tubulointerstitial nephritis induced by varicella infection in a young immunocompetent child with varicella pneumonia.
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Ritesh
Department of Paediatrics, ITFH, Bokhtar City, Tajikistan
Harsh Mohinder Singh
Department of Paediatrics, ITFH, Bokhtar City, Tajikistan
Keywords
Acute Kidney Injury, tubulointerstitial nephritis, varicella pneumonia