Powikłania zakrzepowo-zatorowe u dzieci w przebiegu ospy wietrznej – opis przypadków

Abstract

Thromboembolism is a rare complication in the pediatric population. Most often it concerns hospitalized children who require intensive treatment of diseases that threaten the patient's life. The increasing incidence of thrombosis is due to the successful treatment of critical conditions that once led to mortality, and today we are seeing increasing survival rates. In many of these disease entities, the need for thrombosis prophylaxis or observation for thrombosis alarm symptoms is emphasized. Thrombosis may also occur in a previously healthy child, posing a diagnostic challenge to pediatric care, as thrombosis symptoms may be poorly expressed or masked by other disease entities, and pediatric vigilance may be dormant, as this complication is rare in the pediatric population. Therefore, it is important to be aware that common infections, such as chickenpox, may also be a risk factor. In this article we present cases of two children with chickenpox complicated by thromboembolism – a 6-year-old girl with lower limb thrombosis and a 6-year-old boy with pulmonary embolism.