Varicella pneumonia：a summary of Thai cases
- Author:
Beuy JOOB
;
Viroj WIWANITKIT
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
varicella;
pneumonia;
infection
- From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
2012;(z3):1867-1868
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:Varicella is an important viral infection. It can present with acute febrile illness with rash. In some case, the rare complication as varicella pneumonia can be seen. Methods: This work is a retrospective study. The meta-analysis of previously documented papers was done. Results: The clinical characteristics of documented Thai cases were summarized and presented.Conclusions:In this specific report, the authors summarize on the previous reports on varicella pneumonia from Thailand, a tropical country where high rate of varicella infection can be observed.
