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Abdominal and back pain has until now been reported as a first sign of severe varicella in immunocompromised children only. We report two adult leukemia patients in whom these symptoms preceded visceral dissemination of varicella infection. Recognizing that this syndrome may occur in adult patients is of clinical importance, since it allows early diagnosis and treatment of the infection.
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Milone, G., Di Raimondo, F., Russo, M. et al. Unusual onset of severe varicella in adult immunocompromised patients. Ann Hematol 64, 155–156 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01697404
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