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Vol. 16. Issue 3.
Pages 493-505 (May - June 2010)
Caso Clínico/Case Report
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Pneumonia a Varicella zoster
Varicella zoster pneumonia
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Carla Ferreira Santos1,
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Correspondência: Dr.ª Carla Ferreira Santos, Urbanização Quinta das Mesuras, Lote 9, 3.º Esq, 3500-225 Viseu Tel: 966 831 650
, Ana Gomes2, António Garrido3, Ana Albuquerque4, Eduardo Melo4, Inês Barros4, António Marques5, José Pedro Saraiva6
1 Interna do Complementar de Medicina Interna, Serviço Medicina Interna 2, Hospital de São Teotónio, EPE,Avenida Rei Dom Duarte, 3504-509 Viseu – Portugal
2 Especialista em Medicina Interna, Serviço Medicina Interna 1, Hospital de São Teotónio, EPE, Avenida Rei Dom Duarte, 3504-509 Viseu – Portugal
3 Especialista em Medicina Interna, Serviço Medicina Interna 2, Hospital de São Teotónio, EPE, Avenida Rei Dom Duarte, 3504-509 Viseu – Portugal
4 Assistente Hospitalar Graduado em Medicina Interna, Intensivista, UCIP, Hospital de São Teotónio, EPE, Avenida Rei Dom Duarte, 3504-509 Viseu – Portugal
5 Especialista em Medicina Interna, Intensivista, UCIP, Hospital de São Teotónio, EPE, Avenida Rei Dom Duarte, 3504-509 Viseu – Portugal
6 Chefe de Serviço de Anestesiologia, Intensivista. Director de Serviço de UCIP, Hospital de São Teotónio, EPE, Avenida Rei Dom Duarte, 3504-509 Viseu – Portugal
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A varicela é uma doença infectocontagiosa comum na infância, ocorrendo pouco mais de 2% dos casos em adultos. Desde a década de 80 que a sua incidência nos adultos tem vindo a aumentar, dos quais apenas 7% são seronegativos1. A pneumonia a Varicella zoster, se bem que rara, constitui a complicação mais grave e mais frequente no adulto.

Os autores apresentam um caso clínico ilustrativo de pneumonia a Varicella zoster num adulto fumador e imunocompetente e fazem uma breve revisão teórica sobre o tema.

Rev Port Pneumol 2010; XVI (3): 493-505

Palavras-chave:
Varicela
pneumonia
ARDS
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.

Rev Port Pneumol 2010; XVI (3): 493-505

Key-words:
Chickenpox
pneumonia
ARDS
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