title: [Varicella pneumonia in adults. Study of 13 cases].
abstract: Clinical and therapeutic features of 13 adult patients, diagnosed of Pneumonia Varicellosa are retrospectively reviewed, for the last ten years period, at Valle de Hebron General Hospital, Barcelona. Most of them had a cigarette consumption of over 20 per day, three of them showed simple chronic bronchitis criteria, and two had antibodies against HIV. Respiratory symptomatology, and dry cough, was present in 9 (75%), dyspnea in 7 (53%) and pleuritic pain in 6 (46%). Thorax radiology showed a bilateral interstitial pattern. IV aciclovir treatment was begun in patients with respiratory symptoms and hypoxemia (53%) with good therapeutic response.
authors: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Valle Hebrón, Universidad Autónoma, Barcelona.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: García Quintana
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Alegre Martín
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Falcó
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Fernández de Sevilla
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Martínez Vázquez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002644:Chickenpox; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000382:microbiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Neumonía varicelosa en el adulto. Estudio de trece casos.