%0 Journal Article
%T Third Attacks of Chicken Pox in a Leukemic Child
%A Keyghobad Ghadiri
%A Reza Akramipour
%A Mandana Afsharian
%A Siavash Vaziri
%J Iranian Journal of Pediatrics
%D 2008
%I 
%X Background: Chicken pox is caused by Varicella zoster. Infected persons usually acquire permanent immunity and a reinfection is unusual. Case Presentation: We report on a leukemic girl aged 12 years and 4 months, who had two chicken pox infections during 2 months. Leukemia was diagnosed 20 months ago. In her past history she had a first chicken pox infection 2 years before leukemia was diagnosed.Conclusion: Recurrence of chicken pox is possible especially in immune comprised individuals. Our leukemic patent had 3 attacks of chicken pox.
%K Chicken Pox
%K Leukemia
%K Varicella Zoster
%K Reinfection
%U http://journals.tums.ac.ir/upload_files/pdf/12487.pdf