title: Chickenpox pneumonia, its complications and management. A report of three cases, including the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
abstract: We report three cases of chickenpox pneumonia in adults, all of whom required intermittent positive pressure ventilation. One patient developed a variety of complications, and another, a pregnant woman, required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dobson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thickett
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000628:therapy; D012121:Respiration, Artificial