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Every parent’s worst nightmare became reality for Berry and Renate. Their five-year-old daughter Kaylee died suddenly, the apparently harmless chickenpox proved fatal.
“It started on Sunday,” Berry and Renate tell us AD. “But it wasn’t until Sunday that she became very ill. “Then the fever rose very high: to 40 and 40.5.” The parents went to the doctor, who recommended paracetamol. The following Saturday Kaylee seemed to be doing better, the fever was gone and she was drinking well.
Died after chickenpox
Her parents could not have imagined that things would go completely wrong the following night. The two slept on the couch with Kaylee to keep an eye on her. “At two o’clock I suddenly heard her turn up her nose. A little sniffle. So I got off the couch and put her nose down so the fluid could drain out. But ten seconds later… Blood came from her nose and her ears. My wife said, ‘She’s not moving anymore,'” the couple told the newspaper AD.
Resuscitation was no longer effective, Kaylee had died. The autopsy later revealed that she probably died from an infection that progressed to meningitis. It is an extremely rare complication, but Berry and Renate wonder whether this could have been prevented by a vaccination.
Vaccination for chickenpox
In other countries, a vaccination for chickenpox is included in the standard vaccination program, but not in the Netherlands. The vaccination is available at your own expense and initiative. Kaylee’s parents now want to warn other parents and point out that vaccination is possible. “Teething diseases are not innocent,” they conclude.
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Infection with chickenpox is mild in most children, so Kaylee is certainly an exception. It is good to keep a close eye on children after they have had chickenpox. For example, it is known that the bacteria that cause a streptococcal infection mainly affects children who have just had chickenpox.
“Go to the doctor if the fever comes back, a red spot appears on the skin that spreads or the child becomes sicker in general. And if necessary, give a child with chickenpox paracetamol as a painkiller, not ibuprofen or diclofenac: these can increase the risk of a serious infection,” pediatrician infectious disease specialist-immunologist Michiel van der Flier previously told the newspaper. AD.
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2024-01-22 09:54:15
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