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An ill-appearing child with skin lesions and respiratory distress
| Summary: | Abstract Primary infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) commonly occurs during childhood, generally with benign clinical course. The authors describe the case of a non-immunized eight-year-old girl with primary varicella infection complicated by a rare pulmonary finding: necrotizing pneumonia. Patient management and the spectrum of pulmonary complications in this setting are discussed. |
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| Main Authors: | Bernardo,Miguel |
| Other Authors: | Igreja,Ana Isabel; Carvalho,Joana; Pereira,Helena |
| Subject: | children necrotizing pneumonia Pediatrics pneumonia varicella varicella-zoster virus |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | report |
| Access type: | open access |
| Associated institution: | Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | SciELO Portugal |
| Summary: | Abstract Primary infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) commonly occurs during childhood, generally with benign clinical course. The authors describe the case of a non-immunized eight-year-old girl with primary varicella infection complicated by a rare pulmonary finding: necrotizing pneumonia. Patient management and the spectrum of pulmonary complications in this setting are discussed. |
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