PRIMARY varicella pneumonia is a clinical entity that has been described as a rare and severe disease in adults.1 2 3 Since the first report in 1942 by Waring and his associates,1 approximately 50 ...

High-resolution computed tomography (CT) showed numerous ill-defined centrilobular nodules, randomly distributed in both lungs with surrounding ground-glass attenuation. We diagnosed varicella ...

Tan, Kaufman and Levene, 1 in 1956, reported 16 cases of varicella pneumonia in adults. They noted that before their report only 15 similar cases had been recorded.

In patients who develop severe complications, including varicella pneumonia, clinicians should administer acyclovir (10 mg/kg) intravenously every 8 hours for 7–10 days, with the duration tailored to ...

The greatest reduction was shown for varicella pneumonia (98%), followed by other complications (92%), meningitis (73%), and encephalitis, myelitis and encephalomyelitis (71%).