title: Varicella in an immunocompromised patient an electron microscopic study.
abstract: We report the electron-microscopic appearances of tissues from an immunocompromised patient who died of chickenpox. We observed structures consistent with some of the reported appearances of Varicella-Zoster virus in cultured cells, and tubular structures that have not to our knowledge been previously described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal Liverpool Hospital.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Meigh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Getty
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bone
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000473:pathology*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000382:microbiology; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000648:ultrastructure