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Development of an IFN-γ ELISpot Assay to Assess Varicella-Zoster Virus-specific Cell-mediated Immunity Following Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation
Published on: July 9, 2014
[Varicella zoster pneumonia]
Carla Ferreira Santos1, Ana Gomes, António Garrido
1Interna do Complementar de Medicina Interna, Serviço Medicina Interna 2, Hospital de São Teotónio, EPE, Viseu, Portugal. cfsantos@sapo.pt
Abstract:
Varicella (chickenpox) is a common contagious infection of childhood, with fewer than 2% of the cases occurring in adults. Since the early 1980s the incidence of chickenpox in adults has been increasing and only 7% of them are seronegative for Varicella zoster antibodies. Pneumonia, although rare, is the most common and serious complication of chickenpox infection in adults. The authors present an illustrative case of varicella pneumonia in an immunocompetent adult with smoking habits and make a brief thematic review.
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