COMPLICACIONES POR VARICELA EN EL HOSPITAL MUNICIPAL DE NIÑO MARIO ORTIZ SUAREZ, SANTA CRUZ-BOLIVIA.

Objective: To determine the cases admitted by Varicella to the Municipal Hospital of the Child Mario Ortiz Suarez (HMNMOS) and to analyze the frequency of the complications presented during the year 2016 from January 1st to December 31st. Methodology: A cross-sectional retrospective descriptive study, about cases of varicella at the Municipal Hospital of the Child Mario Ortiz Suarez during 2016 from January 1st to December 31st, were quantified and analyzed. Results: A total of 683 patients minors 12 years of age with diagnosis of varicella were registered, who presented complications such as cutaneous superinfection, neurological alterations, pneumonias and others, being more affected between 2 and 5 years old. Conclusions: The complications of varicella can lead to serious clinical symptoms and neurological sequelae. This situation can be avoided with vaccination, taking into account that since its introduction, the incidence has decreased over the years. However, this vaccine is not included in the Expanded Immunization Program (PAI), so its implementation as prophylaxis in adolescents who not been infected is essential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]