title: [Varicella pneumonia in a healthy adult. Review of risk factors and treatment].
abstract: We present the case of a healthy adult patient without underlying risk factors, who developed bilateral pneumonia and respiratory failure during an outbreak in his family of infection by the Varicella-Zoster virus. IV. acyclovir treatment was begun with good clinical and radiological response and improvement in blood-oxygen levels. We review below risk factors and patients susceptible to treatment with acyclovir.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Hospital General de Especialidades, Virgen de las Nieves, Granada.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández Vázquez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soudan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Espejo Guerrero
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: González Vargas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cabrera Torres
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000212:Acyclovir
vernacular_title: Neumonia varicelosa en un adulto sano. Revisión de factores de riesgo y tratamiento.