An ICU patient with spots and a peculiar pneumonia

Patricia A.H. Hamers; Steven Thijsen; René  van der Griend; Lenneke E M Haas

doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-008693

An ICU patient with spots and a peculiar pneumonia

Patricia A.H. Hamers, Steven Thijsen, René van der Griend, Lenneke E M Haas^*

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Abstract

This is the first report of varicella zoster virus (VZV) pneumonia in an adult patient treated with rituximab because of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and it illustrates that a VZV infection should be considered when an immunocompromised patient develops pulmonary symptoms, even in the absence of cutaneous lesions. It also depicts the importance of performing varicella serology in patients receiving multiple immunosuppressive agents.

Original language	English
Number of pages	4
Journal	BMJ Case Reports
Volume	2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-008693
Publication status	Published - Jan 2013
Externally published	Yes

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