Hemorrhagic Bronchopneumonia in Adults with Chickenpox. A Case Report
Chickenpox is an acute viral infectious disease that is highly contagious and very common in children. When it occurs in adults, age increases severity, with complications that can lead to death in a short period of time. Among the most lethal complications we can find pneumonia and bronchopneumonia...
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| author | Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés Gloria Susana Fabra Aguirre Maury Llana Rodríguez Yovanis Iser Filtres |
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| description | Chickenpox is an acute viral infectious disease that is highly contagious and very common in children. When it occurs in adults, age increases severity, with complications that can lead to death in a short period of time. Among the most lethal complications we can find pneumonia and bronchopneumonia, injuries overinfection caused by streptococci and staphylococci with severe sepsis, diverse bleeding, encephalitis, shock, hemorrhagic nephritis with renal failure and necrotizing fasciitis, among others. The case of an 83 years old male patient, with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic cerebrovascular atherosclerotic disease that contracted chickenpox and whose evolution was very rapid, with acute respiratory failure and bronchopneumonia massive hemorrhagic shock, to the point of death, is presented. Given the increased incidence of chickenpox, according to reports of the Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine, we decided to have this case published. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-af863626938046a2b3b3f601597b26e42025-01-30T21:28:45ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2012-11-01105417420911Hemorrhagic Bronchopneumonia in Adults with Chickenpox. A Case ReportMiguel Ángel Serra Valdés0Gloria Susana Fabra Aguirre1Maury Llana Rodríguez2Yovanis Iser Filtres3General Hospital Enrique Cabrera. La Havana.Hospital General Docente Enrique Cabrera. La Habana.Hospital General Docente Enrique Cabrera. La Habana.Hospital General Docente Enrique Cabrera. La Habana.Chickenpox is an acute viral infectious disease that is highly contagious and very common in children. When it occurs in adults, age increases severity, with complications that can lead to death in a short period of time. Among the most lethal complications we can find pneumonia and bronchopneumonia, injuries overinfection caused by streptococci and staphylococci with severe sepsis, diverse bleeding, encephalitis, shock, hemorrhagic nephritis with renal failure and necrotizing fasciitis, among others. The case of an 83 years old male patient, with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic cerebrovascular atherosclerotic disease that contracted chickenpox and whose evolution was very rapid, with acute respiratory failure and bronchopneumonia massive hemorrhagic shock, to the point of death, is presented. Given the increased incidence of chickenpox, according to reports of the Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine, we decided to have this case published.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/1901varicelabronconeumoníaancianoinformes de casos |
| spellingShingle | Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés Gloria Susana Fabra Aguirre Maury Llana Rodríguez Yovanis Iser Filtres Hemorrhagic Bronchopneumonia in Adults with Chickenpox. A Case Report Medisur varicela bronconeumonía anciano informes de casos |
| title | Hemorrhagic Bronchopneumonia in Adults with Chickenpox. A Case Report |
| title_full | Hemorrhagic Bronchopneumonia in Adults with Chickenpox. A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Hemorrhagic Bronchopneumonia in Adults with Chickenpox. A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hemorrhagic Bronchopneumonia in Adults with Chickenpox. A Case Report |
| title_short | Hemorrhagic Bronchopneumonia in Adults with Chickenpox. A Case Report |
| title_sort | hemorrhagic bronchopneumonia in adults with chickenpox a case report |
| topic | varicela bronconeumonía anciano informes de casos |
| url | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/1901 |
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