Number of children (%) with complications of varicella infection requiring hospitalisation
| Complication2-150 | Total (n = 113) | Well children (n = 88) | Ill children (n = 25) | RR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neurological | 26 (23) | 25 (28) | 1 (4) | 7.10 (1.01 to 49.86) |
| Cerebellar ataxia | 16 (14) | 15 (17) | 1 (4) | 4.26 (0.59 to 30.71) |
| Primary encephalitis | 10 (9) | 10 (11) | 0 | |
| Febrile seizure | 9 (8) | 9 (10) | 0 | |
| Herpes zoster | 9 (8) | 6 (7) | 3 (12) | 0.57 (0.15 to 2.11) |
| Stomatitis | 8 (7) | 4 (5) | 4 (16) | 0.28 (0.08 to 1.06) |
| Enteritis | 7 (6) | 7 (8) | 0 | |
| Disseminated varicella | 6 (5) | 3 (3) | 3 (12) | 0.28 (0.06 to 1.32) |
| Varicella pneumonia | 6 (5) | 1 (1) | 5 (20) | 0.06 (0.01 to 0.46) |
| Hepatitis | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Neonatal varicella | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Obstructive bronchitis | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Reye syndrome | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pancreatitis | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Arthritis | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Idiopathic thrombocytopaenic purpura | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Miscellaneous | 22 | 9 | 132-151 | |
| Secondary bacterial infection | 35 (31) | 30 (34) | 5 (20) | 1.70 (0.74 to 3.93) |
| Impetigo/cellulitis/abscess | 23 (20) | 22 (25) | 1 (4) | 6.25 (0.89 to 44.11) |
| Pneumonia | 4 (4) | 3 (3) | 1 (4) | |
| Osteomyelitis | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Septicaemia | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Other2-152 | 6 | 4 | 2 |