PRIMARY CHICKENPOX (VARICELLA) PNEUMONIA: REPORT OF TWO CASES SEEN IN THE PRIVATE PRACTICE OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
Authors: J J GABLE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Case Reports1 September 1959PRIMARY CHICKENPOX (VARICELLA) PNEUMONIA: REPORT OF TWO CASES SEEN IN THE PRIVATE PRACTICE OF INTERNAL MEDICINEJAMES J. GABLE JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.JAMES J. GABLE JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-51-3-583 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRecent reports2-15 of primary chickenpox pneumonia indicate that chickenpox is occasionally a severe and even fatal disease in adults. The chickenpox virus can involve organs and tissues throughout the body, and severe involvement of the lungs results in an appreciable mortality rate.Waring et al.1first reported two cases of primary chickenpox pneumonia in 1942, including autopsy findings in one fatal case. They described the pathologic findings and the intranuclear eosinophilic inclusion bodies characteristic of the chickenpox virus. In 1953 Rosecan et al.2reported a case of chickenpox pneumonia with shock and heart failure. They reviewed the literature and found...Bibliography1. WaringNeubergerGreever JJKEF: Severe forms of chickenpox in adults, Arch. Int. Med. 69: 384-408, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. RosecanBaumgartenCharles MWBH: Varicella pneumonia with shock and heart failure, Ann. Int. Med. 38: 830-845, 1953. LinkGoogle Scholar3. HaggertyEley RJR: Letters to the editor (varicella and cortisone), Pediatrics 18: 160-161, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. SheeFehrsen JCP: Reactivation of varicella virus by cortisone therapy, Brit. M. J. 2: 82, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Hampton AG: Primary varicella pneumonia, Arch. Int. Med. 95: 137-140, 1955. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. TanKaufmanLevene DYSAG: Primary chicken pox pneumonia, Am. J. Roentgenol. 76: 527-532, 1956. Google Scholar7. Southard ME: Roentgen findings in chicken pox pneumonia: review of literature and report of 5 cases, Am. J. Roentgenol. 76: 533-539, 1956. Google Scholar8. EndressSchnell ZFFR: Varicella pneumonitis, Radiology 66: 723-726, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. Kriss N: Chicken pox pneumonia: case report, Radiology 66: 727-729, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. Levin HG: A case of chicken pox pneumonia with x-ray findings suggesting metastatic carcinoma, New England J. Med. 257: 461-462, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. CheathamWellerDolanDower WJTHTFJC: Varicella: report of two fatal cases with necropsy, virus isolation, and serologic studies, Am. J. Path. 32: 1015-1028, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar12. FitzMeiklejohn RHG: Varicella pneumonia in adults, Am. J. M. Sc. 232: 489-499, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. WeinsteinMeade LRH: Respiratory manifestations of chickenpox: special considerations of features of primary varicella pneumonia, Arch. Int. Med. 98: 91-99, 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. KrugmanGoodrichWard SCHR: Primary varicella pneumonia, New England J. Med. 257: 843-848, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. CowleyCrewHassett RGWEGR: Varicella pneumonia: case report, Ann. Int. Med. 45: 518-525, 1956. LinkGoogle Scholar16. BullowaWishik JGSM: Complications of varicella; their occurrence among 2534 patients, Am. J. Dis. Child. 49: 923-926, 1935. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma*Received for publication March 24, 1958.From the Department of Medicine of the Oklahoma City Clinic and Wesley Hospital.Requests for reprints should be addressed to James J. Gable, Jr., M.D., Department of Medicine, Oklahoma City Clinic, 301 Northwest Twelfth Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHerpes- und verwandte VirenVaricella pneumonia in pregnancyPneumonia Due to Herpes Zoster Report of a Case and Review of the LiteratureSUMER PEK, M.D., PAUL W. GIKAS, M.D.Corticotropin and Corticosteroids in Human Viral InfectionsVaricella PneumoniaRICHARD H. MERMELSTEIN, M.D., ABRAHAM W. FREIREICH, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 September 1959Volume 51, Issue 3Page: 583-590KeywordsChickenpoxDyspneaHeart failureHospital medicineLungsPneumoniaPneumonitisShockSmallpoxThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...