Spontaneous pneumothorax in adulthood varicella.
Varicella is a generalized viral infection that is generally benign if it occurs in childhood, but it has a severe outcome in adulthood. Pneumonia is the main complication of adulthood varicella and may lead to respiratory failure. Spontaneous pneumothorax is a rarely reported complication during varicella in adult patients. Only one case of spontaneous pneumothorax associated with varicella pneumonia (VP) was published in 1990. We report a new case of pneumothorax in VP.
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Pulmonology Department Pavillon 1, Abderrahmane Mami Hospital, 16, Rue Ali Bach Hamba, 1000 Tunis, Tunisia. talel_badri@yahoo.fr
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D015505:Chest Tubes; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy