Chickenpox pneumonia treated with prednisolone: a case report.

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Case Reports1 November 1958CHICKENPOX PNEUMONIA TREATED WITH PREDNISOLONE: A CASE REPORTC. A. THOMPSON, M.D., F. P. CANTRELL, M.D.C. A. THOMPSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, F. P. CANTRELL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-5-1239 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe benign viral diseases of childhood occasionally appear in adult life with serious and even fatal consequences. Severe widespread pneumonitis is one of the rare complications of varicella. The pulmonary inflammatory disease is thought to be a direct result of invasion by the chickenpox virus.Until 1956 only 15 cases of chickenpox pneumonia had been reported in the literature.1-15Since that time 36 additional cases have been described, bringing the total number to 51.16-22Treatment of these patients has consisted mainly of general supportive measures, along with various antibiotics. Two case reports describe the use of cortisone and hydrocortisone in...Bibliography1. BullowaWishik JGSM: Complications of varicella; their occurrence among 2,534 patients, Am. J. Dis. Child. 49: 923, 1935. Google Scholar2. WaringNeubuergerGeever JJKTEF: Severe forms of chickenpox in adults, with autopsy observations in case with associated pneumonia and encephalitis, Arch. Int. Med. 69: 384, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. RauschGrableMusser LETJJH: Atypical pneumonia complicating severe varicella in adult, New Orleans M. and S. J. 96: 271, 1943. Google Scholar4. 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CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Texarkana, Texas*Received for publication May 31, 1957.From the Collom & Carney Clinic, Texarkana, Texas.Requests for reprints should be addressed to C. A. Thompson, M.D., 619 Main Street, Texarkana, Texas. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byNeumonia varicelosaBeitrag zum Cortison-Varicellen-ProblemVaricella and Herpes Virus InfectionsCommon Viral Infections in Childhood: A Discussion of Measles, German Measles, Mumps, Chickenpox, Vaccinia and Smallpox 1 November 1958Volume 49, Issue 5Page: 1239-1246KeywordsChickenpoxPatientsPneumoniaPneumonitisPulmonary diseasesSedationSteroid hormonesSteroid therapyThoraxViral diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...