Fatal varicella in an adult.
Chickenpox (varicella) is generally considered a childhood disease. Although adults account for only 1.5 percent of patients affected, they account for 27.6 percent of total deaths. We report on a 25-year-old white man who died of varicella. We hope that this report will alert the physician to the serious nature of primary varicella infection in adults.
Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
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D000212:Acyclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*
D000212:Acyclovir