Varicella Pneumonia in Young Adult Male: A Case Report

Authors

  • Augraj Uprety Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
  • Srijan Pantha Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
  • Kum Bahadur Gurung Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
  • Prakash Aryal Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
  • Anup Timsina Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
  • Dipesh Mandal Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
  • Krishna Chandra Yadav Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
  • Nensi Shah Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
  • Dipendra Yadav Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
  • Prajwal Pandey Department of Dermatology and Venerology, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
  • Sweta Dahal Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
  • Rejina Shahi Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
  • Deebya Raj Mishra Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
  • Narendra Bhatta Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nrj.v3i1.69217

Keywords:

Varicella Zoster, Viral Pneumonia

Abstract

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.

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Published

2024-09-09

How to Cite

Uprety, A., Pantha, S., Gurung, K. B., Aryal, P., Timsina, A., Mandal, D., … Bhatta, N. (2024). Varicella Pneumonia in Young Adult Male: A Case Report. Nepalese Respiratory Journal, 3(1), 27–30. https://doi.org/10.3126/nrj.v3i1.69217

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2024)

Section

Case Reports

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