Varicella zoster pneumonia in an adult patient
I.V. NIKOLAEVA, R.F. KHAMITOV, A.I. AKHMETZIANOVA
Kazan State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Kazan
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Nikolaeva I.V. – MD, Professor, Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases
Address: 49 Butlerov Str., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420012, tel. +7-900-326-03-48, e-mail: IrinaNicolaeva@mail.ru
Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease occurring predominantly in childhood. However, in the recent years there is an increase of chickenpox in adults and teenagers all around the world, who have a higher risk of developing severe infections, complications and deaths. Viral pneumonia is a rare but severe complication of chickenpox, which is mainly characteristic of immunodeficient patients and pregnant women. The article presents a clinical case of chickenpox pneumonia in an immunocompetent adult patient.
Key words: generalized chickenpox, varicella-zoster pneumonia, immunocompetent patient.
(For citation: Nikolaeva I.V., Khamitov R.F., Akhmetzianova A.I. Varicella zoster pneumonia in an adult patient. Practical medicine. 2019. Vol. 17, №8, P. 136-138)
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