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Varicella zoster virus
Vesical lesions and bronchial ulcers in a patient with a recent VZV infection.
Bronchoscopy was performed due to persistent cough, several weeks after the VZV infection. At the moment of sampling, bronchial aspirations were negative for VZV. However the clinical history, the absence on an alternative diagnosis and the compatible endoscopic image indicated a VZV origin of the endobronchial lesions.
Educational Material:
- Bronchial ulceration as a prognostic indicator for varicella pneumonia: case report and systematic literature review. Inokuchi R et al. J Clin Virol 2013;56(4):360-4
- Oesophagobronchial fistula caused by varicella zoster virus in a patient with AIDS: a unique case. Moretti F et al. J Clin Pathol 2002;55(5):397-8
Bronchoscopy was performed due to persistent cough, several weeks after the VZV infection. At the moment of sampling, bronchial aspirations were negative for VZV. However the clinical history, the absence on an alternative diagnosis and the compatible endoscopic image indicated a VZV origin of the endobronchial lesions.
Educational Material:
- Bronchial ulceration as a prognostic indicator for varicella pneumonia: case report and systematic literature review. Inokuchi R et al. J Clin Virol 2013;56(4):360-4
- Oesophagobronchial fistula caused by varicella zoster virus in a patient with AIDS: a unique case. Moretti F et al. J Clin Pathol 2002;55(5):397-8
