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To evaluate the direct medical cost of hospital admissions for patients with varicella (i.e., chickenpox) to assess the cost burden of varicella from a health care perspective for ultimate use in health economics studies in Turkey.Records of children hospitalized with varicella at the Bakirkoy Maternity and Children’s Hospital between November of 2006 and June of 2011 were reviewed. Reasons for hospitalization,...