Varicella pneumonia in a healthy adult. Review of risk factors and treatment
Fernández Vázquez, E.; Soudan, A.; Espejo Guerrero, A.; González Vargas, F.; Cabrera Torres, L.
Anales de Medicina Interna 11(4): 187-188
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0212-7199 PMID: 8043740 Document Number: 429797
We present the case of a healthy adult patient without underlying risk factors, who developed bilateral pneumonia and respiratory failure during an outbreak in his family of infection by the Varicella-Zoster virus. IV. acyclovir treatment was begun with good clinical and radiological response and improvement in blood-oxygen levels. We review below risk factors and patients susceptible to treatment with acyclovir.