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 …

A 38-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 2 week history of
vesicular-pustular rash that began on her chest and spread to her abdomen, face and …

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a type of herpes virus that causes varicella (primary infection)
and herpes zoster/shingles (due to reactivation of latent infection). Usually a benign and a …

A 73-year-old woman was hospitalized for the treatment of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma.
She complained of itchiness with a rash on her trunk and was diagnosed with chickenpox …

Varicella zoster virus is known by many different names, including chickenpox virus,
varicella virus, zoster virus and human herpes virus type 3, and it causes chickenpox …

Pneumonia caused by varicella infection is a serious and severe complication of the disease
when it occurs in adults. The authors report two cases of a varicella pneumonia in a 36 and …

The clinical presentation of varicella in adults is frequently associated with complications,
particularly varicella pneumonia. Most cases occur in immunocompromised adults but …

Pneumonia is a serious complication of varicella infection in adults. This study investigates
the clinical characteristics in 19 patients admitted to our hospital with diagnosis of Varicella …

Objective: Cases of varicella pneumonitis were reviewed to examine the effects of acyclovir
therapy on outcome. Methods: A retrospective chart review was done of all admissions of …

Varicella zoster virus causes varicella (chickenpox). It can be reactivated endogenously
many years later to cause herpes zoster (shingles). Although varicella is usually a benign …