Varicella Reinfection with Unilateral Varicella Pneumonia

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection does not always provide lifelong immunity. A reinfection with VZV occurs more commonly than previously thought. Varicella infection spreads through the blood-stream, causing pneumonia. Varicella pneumonia results in bilateral pulmonary nodular infiltrations. We...

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Published in:Internal Medicine 2016/11/01, Vol.55(21), pp.3143-3145
Main Authors: Ariyasu, Ryo, Nakagawa, Kazuhiko, Ikegami, Naoya, Konishi, Chisato, Nakao, Satoshi, Funazo, Tomoko, Taki, Masato, Morita, Kyohei, Hwang, Moon Hee, Yoshimura, Chie, Wakayama, Toshiaki, Nishizaka, Yasuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - complications
Case Report
Diagnosis, Differential
Herpes Zoster - complications
Herpes Zoster - diagnosis
Herpes Zoster - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - complications
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumonia, Viral - complications
Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis
Pneumonia, Viral - diagnostic imaging
Recurrence
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
unilateral pneumonia
varicella pneumonia
varicella reinfection
varicella zoster virus
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Summary:Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection does not always provide lifelong immunity. A reinfection with VZV occurs more commonly than previously thought. Varicella infection spreads through the blood-stream, causing pneumonia. Varicella pneumonia results in bilateral pulmonary nodular infiltrations. We herein report a case of varicella reinfection with unilateral varicella pneumonia in which a reduced pulmonary blood flow due to radiation damage was considered to be the cause of unilateral pneumonia. In patients with an asymmetric pulmonary blood flow, careful interpretation of unilateral infiltration is therefore considered to be important with making a differential diagnosis.
ISSN:0918-2918
1349-7235
DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.55.7136