Rash with Atypical Pneumonia: Varicella Pneumonia in a Young Immunocompetent Male

Indian Journal of Respiratory Care

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Saqib Hyder Shah¹  Syed Mudasir Qadri¹  Ajaz Nabi Koul¹  Farhana Siraj Bagdadi¹  Suhail Mantoo¹  Arif Rehman Sheikh¹  Zubair Ahmad Najar¹  Sajad Ahmad Bhat¹ 

[1] Department of General Medicine, Sher‑i‑Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

关键词: Acyclovir;    atypical pneumonia;    chickenpox;    herpes zoster;    varicella pneumonia;   

DOI  :  10.4103/ijrc.ijrc_70_22

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

【 摘 要 】

Varicella pneumonia is a serious complication of varicella infection. It occurs more often in adults than in children, although it is now infrequently seen since the introduction of the chickenpox vaccines. In immunocompetent adults, varicella pneumonia has a reported incidence of about 1 in 400 cases of varicella infection and it also carries significant mortality. Here, we report a case of varicella pneumonia in a young male who was immunocompetent and had no comorbidities. This case teaches us to be always careful and thorough with our clinical assessment and to think about the alternative etiologies for the cause of atypical pneumonia even during the times of the COVID-19 pandemic and not get swayed by the sheer numbers of coronavirus infections.

【 授权许可】

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