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.
Goldberg
L H
LH
Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.
Sperber
J
J
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