PEDIATRICS Vol. 39 No. 5 May 1967, pp. 769-771
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Encephalopathy and Fatty Degeneration of the Viscera Associated with Chickenpox

RAMON JENKINS M.D.1, ANN DVORAK M.D.1, and JAMES PATRICK M.D.1

1 Departments of Neurology and Pathology, Children's Hospital of the District of Columbia, 2125 13th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009

A case of encephalopathy and fatty degeneration of the viscera associated with chickenpox is described. Evidence is adduced from reported necropsies on patients with chickenpox supporting the view that these two conditions are more commonly associated than has been previously believed.

Fatty degeneration of the liver may be the cause of hypoglycemia occurring during the course of chickenpox.