Chickenpox pneumonia, its complications and management. A report of three cases, including the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
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.
Clark
G P
GP
Department of Anaesthesia, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield.
Dobson
P M
PM
Thickett
A
A
Turner
N M
NM
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