Successful pregnancy outcome after complicated varicella pneumonia.
BACKGROUND
Maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality associated with varicella pneumonia in the peripartum period are increased further with multiple complications.


METHODS
The patient had varicella pneumonitis acquired at 32 weeks' gestation and complicated by bacterial superinfection, adult respiratory distress syndrome, endotoxin shock, and bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia.


CONCLUSIONS
Aggressive, timely management of respiratory failure, control of infection, correction of endotoxin shock, treatment of biopsy-proven bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, and obstetric intervention for fetal compromise produced a good outcome for mother and infant.
Chandra
P C
PC
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11237, USA.
Patel
H
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Schiavello
H J
HJ
Briggs
S L
SL
D000328:Adult; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000628:therapy*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012074:Remission Induction