[Varicella pneumonia associated with bilateral pleurisy in an immunocompetent adult]

H Benjelloun; N Zaghba; N Yassine; A Bakhatar; A Bahlaoui

doi:10.1016/j.pneumo.2013.03.002

[Varicella pneumonia associated with bilateral pleurisy in an immunocompetent adult]

Rev Pneumol Clin. 2013 Oct;69(5):287-90. doi: 10.1016/j.pneumo.2013.03.002. Epub 2013 May 18.

[Article in French]

Authors

H Benjelloun¹, N Zaghba, N Yassine, A Bakhatar, A Bahlaoui

Affiliation

¹ Service des maladies respiratoires, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc. Electronic address: hanane_benj@yahoo.fr.

PMID: 23688722
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneumo.2013.03.002

Abstract

Chickenpox is a viral infection usually benign and practically mandatory of the childhood. In the adult, it may know multivisceral complications as pneumonia in relationship with chickenpox which is the most frequent. One case of varicella pneumonia with a bilateral pleurisy has been noticed in a 38-year-old adult. The definite diagnosis has been based on clinical, biological and radiological arguments. Under an antiviral treatment, the evolution is favourable.

Keywords: Aciclovir; Chickenpox; Diagnosis; Diagnostic; Pneumonie varicelleuse; Varicella pneumonia; Varicelle.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Chickenpox / complications*
Chickenpox / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Immunocompetence*
Male
Pleurisy / diagnostic imaging
Pleurisy / etiology*
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnostic imaging
Pneumonia, Viral / etiology
Radiography, Thoracic