HEMORRHAGIC VARICELLA PNEUMONIA
Authors: John G. Esswein, Victor P. Didomenico
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Case Reports1 September 1960HEMORRHAGIC VARICELLA PNEUMONIAJOHN G. ESSWEIN, VICTOR P. DIDOMENICO, M.D.JOHN G. ESSWEINSearch for more papers by this author, VICTOR P. DIDOMENICO, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-53-3-607 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is not generally appreciated that chickenpox, usually a benign disease in adults, may run a very severe course, or may be fatal. In recent years, papers have been published in radiologic journals describing the appearance of varicella pneumonitis in severe cases of chickenpox in adults.1, 2Other papers and communications have indicated that adrenal steroid therapy may be deleterious in varicella pneumonitis.3, 4The following case is presented to (1) document further the small number of cases of hemorrhagic pneumonitis due to varicella; (2) report the apparent improvement with cortisone therapy, and (3) emphasize the radiologic appearance of varicella...Bibliography1. Kriss N: Chickenpox pneumonia, a case report, Radiology 66: 727-729, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. EndressSchnell ZFFR: Varicella pneumonitis, Radiology 66: 723-726, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. SheeFehrsen JCP: Reactivation of varicella virus by cortisone therapy, Brit. M. J. 2: 82, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. HaggertyEley RJRC: Varicella and cortisone, Pediatrics 18: 160-162, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. WaringNeubuergerGeever JJKEF: Severe forms of chickenpox in adults, Arch. Int. Med. 69: 384-408, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Southard ME: Roentgen findings in chickenpox pneumonia, Am. J. Roentgenol., Rad. Therap. and Nucl. Med. 76: 533-539, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. WeinsteinMeade LRH: Respiratory manifestations of chickenpox, Arch. Int. Med. 98: 91-99, 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. CohenBansmer JJC: Chickenpox with simultaneous idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, New England J. Med. 237: 222-224, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. TanKaufmanLevene DYSAG: Primary chickenpox pneumonia, Am. J. Roentgenol., Rad. Therap. and Nucl. Med. 76: 527-532, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Portsmouth, New Hampshire*Received for publication February 25, 1959.From the Department of Medicine, U. S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.The opinions or assertions herein are the private ones of the authors and are not to be construed as reflecting the views of the Navy Department or the naval service at large.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Victor P. DiDomenico, M.D., Director of Medical Education, Worcester City Hospital, Worcester 3, Massachusetts. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHerpes- und verwandte VirenADRENAL GLUCOCORTICOID FUNCTION IN ACUTE VIRAL INFECTIONS IN CHILDRENBIBLIOGRAPHYCorticotropin and Corticosteroids in Human Viral InfectionsVaricella PneumoniaRICHARD H. MERMELSTEIN, M.D., ABRAHAM W. FREIREICH, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 September 1960Volume 53, Issue 3Page: 607-613KeywordsChickenpoxHospital medicinePneumoniaPneumonitisSteroid therapyThoraxVasculitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1960 PDF downloadLoading ...