Usually chicken pox has a benign course, easy to resolve, and you only need to control the symptoms to make the person feel better. However, in rare cases, sequelae such as:
- Lung problems, such as pneumonia / respiratory failure; Decrease in the number of platelets, which may appear purple; Paralysis and difficulty in moving the limbs; Eye problems, such as recurrent infections; More rare, encephalitis.
Thus, to avoid the sequelae of chicken pox, individuals must strictly follow the treatment indicated by the pediatrician or infeciologist, and patients with weakened immune system, with diseases caused by corticosteroid drugs, or with leukemia, must undergo the treatment of chicken pox in hospital.
However, if the individual develops sequelae of chicken pox, he should be evaluated and treated by a doctor specializing in the complication, such as a neurologist, in the case of paralysis, or a hematologist if there is purpura, for example.
Possible complications
Complications from chickenpox are rare and usually occur in individuals with compromised immune systems, such as during treatment for cancer, AIDS or when the individual takes immune suppressant medications.
Some of the possible complications of chicken pox are:
- Cerebral edema; Encephalitis; Loss of motor coordination; Pneumonia; Myocarditis; Reye's syndrome.
Symptoms that can indicate chickenpox complications are:
- Fever for more than 4 days or above 38.8ºC even with the use of fever remedies; Blisters that spread also affecting the eyes; Dizziness; Body tremors; Difficulty in resting the chin on the chest; Vomiting or excessive coughing.
If these symptoms are present it is important to go to the hospital urgently.
Chickenpox can spread to other people from the onset of symptoms until all the blisters have dried up. During this period the individual must not attend school or work and avoid contact with others. Your treatment of chicken pox can be done with paracetamol and Acyclovir, which reduce the symptoms of the disease.
