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Three cases of varicella thrombophlebitis as a complication of varicella zoster virus infection

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Three cases of deep venous thrombosis following varicella infection are described which were successfully treated with bed rest and anticoagulants. Two of these patients had severe pulmonary manifestations of varicella and the third was complicated by pulmonary embolism. Deep vein thrombosis is an uncommon systemic manifestation of varicella, possibly associated with vascular endothelium wall damage caused by varicella zoster virus infection.

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Patras, Medical School, P.O. Box 1045, 26 110, Patras, Greece

    C. A. Gogos, E. Apostolidou, H. P. Bassaris & A. G. Vagenakis

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Gogos, C.A., Apostolidou, E., Bassaris, H.P. et al. Three cases of varicella thrombophlebitis as a complication of varicella zoster virus infection. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 12, 43–45 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01997056

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