Table 4. Number and percentage of all varicella admissions by immunocompetence status and complication category, England, 2004–2017 (n = 61,024).
| Immunocompetent | Immunocompromised | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Category | ||||
| Cardiovascular | 23 | 0.04 | 3 | 0.07 |
| Congenital | 48 | 0.09 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 1,680 | 2.97 | 48 | 1.08 |
| Fever | 1,236 | 2.19 | 190 | 4.26 |
| Gastrointestinal | 3,417 | 6.04 | 238 | 5.34 |
| Haematological | 748 | 1.32 | 213 | 4.78 |
| Liver | 67 | 0.12 | 24 | 0.54 |
| Musculoskeletal | 341 | 0.60 | 23 | 0.52 |
| Neonatal | 28 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 |
| Neurological | 5,109 | 9.03 | 279 | 6.26 |
| Ocular | 470 | 0.83 | 32 | 0.72 |
| Other | 332 | 0.59 | 13 | 0.29 |
| Renal | 1,515 | 2.68 | 280 | 6.28 |
| Respiratory | 2,956 | 5.23 | 368 | 8.26 |
| Sepsis | 1,053 | 1.86 | 226 | 5.07 |
| Skin | 6,729 | 11.90 | 135 | 3.03 |
| Complications | ||||
| Any | 21,892 | 38.70 | 1,382 | 31.01 |
| None | 34,675 | 61.30 | 3,075 | 68.99 |
| Total | 56,567 | 100 | 4,457 | 100 |
The sum of complications in each category may be more than the total, as some cases had more than one complication.