Varicela complicada en un hospital pediátrico de referencia, Perú 2001-2011

Edwin Miranda-Choque; Jorge Candela-Herrera; Javier Díaz-Pera; Sonia Farfán-Ramos; Edith María Muñoz-Junes; Imelda Rita Escalante-Santivañez

doi:10.17843/rpmesp.2013.301.155

Authors

Edwin Miranda-Choque Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño. Lima, Perú. Médico infectólogo.
Jorge Candela-Herrera Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño. Lima, Perú. médico pediatra.
Javier Díaz-Pera Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño. Lima, Perú. médico pediatra.
Sonia Farfán-Ramos Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo. Lima, Perú. enfermera especialista en Enfermería Pediátrica.
Edith María Muñoz-Junes Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo. Lima, Perú. enfermera especialista en emergencias y desastres.
Imelda Rita Escalante-Santivañez Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo. Lima, Perú. enfermera especialista en emergencias y desastres.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2013.301.155

Keywords:

Epidemiology, Chickenpox, Hospitalization, Pediatrics

Abstract

The objective of the study was to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of complicated chickenpox cases seen at the National Institute of Children’s Health (INSN, Spanish acronym) of Peru from 2001 to 2011. A case series was collected, including a total of 1,073 children with complicated chickenpox. The median age was 2.5 years (IQR 1.1-4.8 years), of which 578 (54%) were male. The most frequent complications were secondary skin and soft tissue infections with 768 cases (72%). 13 deaths (1.4%) were recorded. In conclusion, the hospitalizations due to complicated chickenpox in the INSN included mostly children under five, with a short stay and a low proportion of deaths most complications being related to secondary skin and soft tissue infections.