Table 2.
No of cases | N = 81 | Comments |
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Mean (median) age/age range | 4.5 (4) months/1–12 months | |
Gender M/F | 39/38 (4 unknown) | |
Extent of skin in involvement | ||
• Localized/mild disease (+/− few disseminated plaques) | N = 10 (12.3%) | |
• Generalized/moderately severe and severe disease | N = 68 (83.9%) | |
• N/A | N = 3 (3.7%) | |
• Involvement of hands and feet | N = 81 (100%) | |
Involvement of oral mucosa (with generalized disease) | N = 12 (14.8%) | All children with oral lesions had generalized skin involvement |
Severe disease N = 5 | ||
No of children vaccinated prior to onset | N = 25 (30.8%) | Latency between vaccination and onset of disease: 1 day - 4 weeks |
• DPTP +/− others, | N = 22 | |
• Rotavirus, | N = 2 | |
• DPTP plus Rotavirus | N = 1 | |
No of patients with a relapse | N = 12 (14.8%) | |
Outcome | ||
• Cured | N = 76 (93.8%) | Patient had congenital immune deficiency |
• In remission under treatment at time of report | N = 3 (3.7%) | |
• Still symptomatic at time of report | N = 1 (1.2%) | |
• Death | N = 1 (1.2%) |
N/A: Not Available; DPTP: Diphteria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Poliovirus.