Table 2 Distribution of varicella-related complications per type and age group
Complications (ICD9 code) | Total n (%) | 0–1 year n (%) | 2–3 years n (%) | 4–6 years n (%) | 7–12 years n (%) | 13–15 years n (%) | + 16 years n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sepsis (A41) | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (100) |
Varicella meningitis (B01.0) | 6 (1.5) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) |
Varicella encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (B01.1) | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (50) | 0 (0) | 1 (50) |
Hepatitis (B15–B19) | 7 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (100) |
Hordeolum of eyelid (H00.0) | 5 (1.2) | 1 (20) | 3 (60) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (20) |
Keratoconjunctivitis (H19.1) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Pneumonia (J13–J18) | 46 (11.3) | 7 (15.2) | 7 (15.2) | 5 (10.9) | 2 (4.3) | 0 (0) | 25 (54.3) |
Acute bronchitis (J20) | 168 (41.4) | 30 (17.9) | 66 (39.3) | 40 (23.8) | 12 (7.1) | 1 (0.6) | 19 (11.3) |
Acute bronchiolitis, unspecified (J21.9) | 33 (8.1) | 18 (54.5) | 9 (27.3) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 3 (9.1) |
Cellulitis and abscess of mouth (K12.2) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) |
Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L01–L08) | 160 (39.4) | 26 (16.3) | 68 (42.5) | 36 (22.5) | 15 (9.4) | 0 (0) | 15 (9.4) |
Arthritis (M00-M01) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) |
Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis (N10) | 6 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (83.3) |
Total | 406 (100) | 75 (18.5) | 145 (35.7) | 81 (20.0) | 33 (8.1) | 2 (0.5) | 70 (17.2) |