Primary Varicella Pneumonia

Disseminated Herpes Zoster

“…Age and Sex.-There were 5 males and 12 females. The male patients ranged in age from 45 to 72 years with a mean age of 60 years, and the females were from 22 to 72 years of age with a mean of 49 years.…”

Complications and death in chicken-pox.

“…The earliest description is that of Berard and de Lavit in 1816 and we have found published accounts of some 40 cases since then, excluding those on steroids or with pre-existing chronic disease (Andrew, 1890;Hamann, 1892de Lannoise, 1896Lockwood, 1897;Grancher and Comby, 1904;Rundle, 1906;Porter, 1907;Alexander, 1909;Elliott, 1910 ;Knowles, 1911 ;Storrie, 1914 ;Campbell, 1915 ;Whitaker, 1915;Shanks, 1922;Wanklyn, 1922;Gordon and Rolleston, 1927;Knauer, 1927;Apert and Goldberg, 1930;Slim, 1930;Tancredi, 1933 ;Cohen, 1936;Mir, 1938;Stoesser and Lockwood, 1938;Ford and Marin, 1944;Cohen and Bansmer, 1947;Marsden and Coughlan, 1952;Ghosh et al, 1955 ;Welch, 1956;Krugman et al, 1957;Charkes, 1961 ;Rotem, 1961). Among these cases 10 fatalities are recorded.…”

Life Threatening Complications of Chicken Pox in a Young Adult

“…In the immunocompetent person, thrombocytopenia 4 , varicella pneumonia 5,6 , and a variety of central nervous system conditions including cerebellar ataxia and encephalitis 7 have been described.…”