Varicella pneumonia masquerading as interstitial lung disease: Non-specific interstitial pneumonitis

Varicella-zoster virus infection also known as chickenpox is a common clinical entity especially among unvaccinated children and adults. It is said that severity increases as the age increases. Approximately 5%–15% of adult varicella can produce pulmonary manifestations. Varicella pneumonitis occurs...

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Autores principales:	Rama Bhat, Navaneeth S Kamath, Raghavendra Rao, S Sneha
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e5a2c0b404f2407196bae7bb501be9512021-11-19T23:04:30ZVaricella pneumonia masquerading as interstitial lung disease: Non-specific interstitial pneumonitis2050-313X10.1177/2050313X211059293https://doaj.org/article/e5a2c0b404f2407196bae7bb501be9512021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X211059293https://doaj.org/toc/2050-313XVaricella-zoster virus infection also known as chickenpox is a common clinical entity especially among unvaccinated children and adults. It is said that severity increases as the age increases. Approximately 5%–15% of adult varicella can produce pulmonary manifestations. Varicella pneumonitis occurs especially in at-risk individuals like pregnant, smokers, chronic lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and immunosuppression. The authors describe a case of severe varicella pneumonitis in a healthy immunocompetent middle-aged woman which posed a great diagnostic challenge. The authors also want to highlight that how a common disease can pose a diagnostic dilemma and present with life-threatening organ failure and timely intervention is needed to prevent mortality.Rama BhatNavaneeth S KamathRaghavendra RaoS SnehaSAGE PublishingarticleMedicine (General)R5-920ENSAGE Open Medical Case Reports, Vol 9 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine (General) R5-920 Rama Bhat Navaneeth S Kamath Raghavendra Rao S Sneha Varicella pneumonia masquerading as interstitial lung disease: Non-specific interstitial pneumonitis
description	Varicella-zoster virus infection also known as chickenpox is a common clinical entity especially among unvaccinated children and adults. It is said that severity increases as the age increases. Approximately 5%–15% of adult varicella can produce pulmonary manifestations. Varicella pneumonitis occurs especially in at-risk individuals like pregnant, smokers, chronic lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and immunosuppression. The authors describe a case of severe varicella pneumonitis in a healthy immunocompetent middle-aged woman which posed a great diagnostic challenge. The authors also want to highlight that how a common disease can pose a diagnostic dilemma and present with life-threatening organ failure and timely intervention is needed to prevent mortality.
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author	Rama Bhat Navaneeth S Kamath Raghavendra Rao S Sneha
author_facet	Rama Bhat Navaneeth S Kamath Raghavendra Rao S Sneha
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title	Varicella pneumonia masquerading as interstitial lung disease: Non-specific interstitial pneumonitis
title_short	Varicella pneumonia masquerading as interstitial lung disease: Non-specific interstitial pneumonitis
title_full	Varicella pneumonia masquerading as interstitial lung disease: Non-specific interstitial pneumonitis
title_fullStr	Varicella pneumonia masquerading as interstitial lung disease: Non-specific interstitial pneumonitis
title_full_unstemmed	Varicella pneumonia masquerading as interstitial lung disease: Non-specific interstitial pneumonitis
title_sort	varicella pneumonia masquerading as interstitial lung disease: non-specific interstitial pneumonitis
publisher	SAGE Publishing
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e5a2c0b404f2407196bae7bb501be951
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Varicella pneumonia masquerading as interstitial lung disease: Non-specific interstitial pneumonitis

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