Varicella pneumonia in an immunocompetent adult

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 07 May 2012 English Publisher:CMA Joule Inc.Journal:Canadian Medical Association Journal, volume 184, pages 1,924-1,924 (issn: 0820-3946, eissn: 1488-2329,

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Authors: Naveen, Voore; Richard, Lai;

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.111473

pmid: 22566523

pmc: PMC3503906

Varicella pneumonia in an immunocompetent adult

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Abstract

A30-year-old woman presented with a 3-day history of fever, chills, cough, chest pain on coughing and deep breathing, and shortness of breath on exertion. She also had a vesicular skin rash that had started a week before her presentation. Her 10-year-old daughter had been diagnosed with mild

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Keywords

Adult, Chickenpox, Pneumonia, Viral, Acyclovir, Humans, Female, Antiviral Agents, Immunocompetence

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