Lam M S, Chew S K, Allen D M, Monteiro E H
Communicable Disease Centre, Singapore.
Singapore Med J. 1993 Jun;34(3):213-5.
Varicella (chickenpox) is common in Singapore. The annual incidence of reported cases for the period 1977-1990 ranged from 790 to 18,934, with a mean of 4,747. Mortality from chickenpox is rare. However, failure to recognise the severity and the potential complications of the disease, especially in immunocompetent patients, exists because of the common knowledge that chickenpox is a mild and self-limiting illness. We report six cases of fatal varicella in immunocompetent patients during the period 1988 to 1990.
水痘在新加坡很常见。1977年至1990年期间报告病例的年发病率在790至18934之间，平均为4747。水痘致死的情况很罕见。然而，由于人们普遍认为水痘是一种轻微的自限性疾病，所以存在未能认识到该疾病的严重性及潜在并发症的情况，尤其是在免疫功能正常的患者中。我们报告了1988年至1990年期间免疫功能正常的患者中发生的6例致命性水痘病例。
