title: [A case of varicella pneumonia in an adult with moss-like substance in the bronchial mucosa].
abstract: A 33-year-old man complained of fever, cough and eruptions, and was admitted to our hospital. Chest X-ray films showed diffuse small nodular shadows. A moss-like substance in the bronchial mucosa was seen bronchoscopically. Transbronchial lung biopsy specimen showed infiltration of lymphocytes in the alveolar septa and peribronchiolar area. Transbronchial biopsy specimen of the bronchial lesion showed epithelial hyperplasia and necrosis. Immunohistochemical staining revealed VZV antigen.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Onohara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tokuyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mikasa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunimatsu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawaki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Narita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000473:pathology*