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Health Encyclopedia: Shingles And Chickenpox (Varicella Zoster Virus) Complications

Complications

Chickenpox (varicella) rarely causes complications, but it is not always harmless. It can cause hospitalization and, in rare cases, death. Fortunately, since the introduction of the vaccine in 1995, hospitalizations have declined by nearly 90%, and there have been few fatal cases of chickenpox.

Adults have the greatest risk for dying from chickenpox, with infants having the next highest risk. Males (both boys and men) have a higher risk for a severe case of chickenpox than females. C...

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Expert & Community Posts

Do Not Forget the Risks of Methadone in Pain Management

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...moderate to severe pain, and often in the setting of a terminal illness. And it is an... Read more »

Suboxone: Here To Help Program

By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

Suboxone can be a good exit strategy if the pain medications start to force life out of control.... Read more »

Remembering Carla and Keeping Hope Alive

By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...God to take their lives, or at least wishing for a terminal illness that would put them out of... Read more »

A Close Call

By John McManamy , Health Expert

I recently returned to my home in the San Diego area after an 11-day road trip back east. The... Read more »

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJD): Tangled Up With Fibromyalgia

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

It is rather common for patients to complain of suffering chronic fatigue along with all the pain... Read more »

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Sickle Cell Disease: Complications

There is still no cure for sickle cell disease other than experimental transplantation procedures, but treatments for complications of sickle cell have prolonged the lives of many... Read more »

Sickle Cell Disease: Symptoms

General Symptoms in Infants. In infants, symptoms do not usually appear until late in the baby's first year. Most commonly, they include:FeverSwelling of the hands and feetPain in the chest,... Read more »

Gout: Causes

Gout typically strikes the joint of the big toe, but may affect other joints, such as the ankle or knee. Common symptoms of gout include:InflammationPainRednessStiffnessSwellingA gout attack... Read more »

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis

It is very difficult to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome. Even experts do not have a clear definition of what chronic fatigue actually is or what mechanisms in the brain or nervous system... Read more »

Depression Basics

Everyone experiences some unhappiness, often as a result of a change, either in the form of a setback or a loss, or simply, as Freud said, "everyday misery." The painful feelings that... Read more »

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