Fatal hemorrhagic chickenpox in a case of acute promyelocytic leukaemia

Authors

  • Asher Ahmed Mashhood Department of Dermatology, Combined Military Hospital, Muzaffarabad, AJK, Pakistan
  • Nuzhat Salama Salamat Department of Hematology, Combined Military Hospital Multan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.v18i2.579

Keywords:

Haemorrhagic chickenpox, acute promyelocytic leukaemia

Abstract

Chickenpox is a viral infection caused by varicella-zoster virus. The infection is rather benign in nature, but in patients with impaired immunity it may result in fatal complications like haemorrhagic chickenpox. The case below is an association of the above complication of chickenpox in a patient suffering from acute promyelocytic leukaemia.

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Published

24.12.2016

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Vol. 18 No. 2 (2008): April - June

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Case Reports

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Fatal hemorrhagic chickenpox in a case of acute promyelocytic leukaemia. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 24 [cited 2026 Aug. 3];18(2):119-21. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/579