• Am J Emerg Med · Dec 2024

    Case Reports

    Fatal disseminated varicella infection in a patient on long-term oral corticosteroids.

    • Zhuojian Zeng, Minglin Chen, Muyan Diao, Shengyuan Su, Fei Xue, Tuan Li, and Yuehui Zhang.
    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shenzhen Baoan Clinical Medical College of Guangdong Medical University,118 Longjinger Road, Baoan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518101, China.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Dec 30.

    AbstractPrimary varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection typically occurs in childhood and is generally mild. However, in immunocompromised patients, VZV-related diseases can be more severe. Fatal cases of disseminated varicella are still rare. We report a fatal case of disseminated varicella in a young adult on long-term oral corticosteroids.Copyright © 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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