Department of Internal Medicine, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital (P) Ltd., Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal.
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital (P) Ltd., Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2022 Jul 1;60(251):651-653. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7427.
Varicella pneumonia is uncommon among adults and can present as potentially life-threatening complications of varicella. Here we report a case of a 43-year-old man with no known history of chronic disease and no allergic history who presented to our hospital emergency department with widespread skin eruptions over the entire body and hemoptysis. Varicella pneumonia was diagnosed based on the patient being in contact with his 6-year-old son who had contracted chickenpox 10 days back, typical cutaneous lesions, pulmonary symptoms and radiographic findings. The patient was treated with oral acyclovir and was admitted to the intensive care unit for monitoring. The patient recovered completely after 10 days of treatment.
chickenpox; pneumonia; skin eruptions.
成人水痘肺炎并不常见，但可出现水痘的潜在危及生命的并发症。在此，我们报告一例 43 岁男性病例，该患者无已知慢性病史，无过敏史，因全身广泛皮疹和咯血就诊于我院急诊科。根据患者与 10 天前患水痘的 6 岁儿子接触的病史、典型的皮肤损伤、肺部症状和影像学发现，诊断为水痘肺炎。患者接受阿昔洛韦口服治疗，并收入重症监护病房进行监测。经过 10 天的治疗，患者完全康复。
水痘；肺炎；皮疹。
