Varicella Pneumonia in Young Adult Male: A Case Report
Varicella infection is a common disease in pediatric age group but is uncommon in adult. Varicella pneumonia is the dreaded complication in these patients leading to mortality, which is more pronounced in adult patients. This is a case report of a young adult male, presenting with Varicella pneumonia in severe hypoxic respiratory failure, which was successfully managed with oxygen therapy, acyclovir, and steroids.
Authors
- Prajwal Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9846-2195)
- Prakash Chandra Aryal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3023-1080)
- Dipendra Kumar Yadav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5511-8514)
- Nensi Shah
- Krishna Yadav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7996-4563)
- Rejina Shahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4158-1484)
- Deebya Raj Mishra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1419-3803)
- Anup Timsina
- Srijan Pantha
- Dipesh Mandal
- Sweta Dahal
- Narendra Bhatta
- Augraj Uprety
- K Gurung
Institutions
- B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nepalese Respiratory Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3126/nrj.v3i1.69217
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00