High-resolution CT findings of varicella-zoster pneumonia

• Published in: American journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 172; no. 1; pp. 113 - 116
• Main Authors: Kim, JS, Ryu, CW, Lee, SI, Sung, DW, Park, CK
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Leesburg, VA Am Roentgen Ray Soc 01.01.1999; American Roentgen Ray Society
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Chickenpox - complications; Chickenpox - diagnostic imaging; Female; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Lung - diagnostic imaging; Male; Medical sciences; Pneumonia, Viral - diagnostic imaging; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; Respiratory system; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Human; Lung disease; Skin disease; Nervous system diseases; Pneumonia; Herpes zoster; Radiodiagnosis; Respiratory disease; Lung; Exploration; Infection; Viral disease; Varicella; Medical imagery; Computerized axial tomography; Diagnosis
• ISSN: 0361-803X; 1546-3141
• DOI: 10.2214/ajr.172.1.9888749

The purpose of this study is to describe the high-resolution CT findings of varicella-zoster pneumonia in three immunocompetent patients. High-resolution CT findings of varicella-zoster pneumonia include nodules, nodules with surrounding ground-glass attenuation, patchy ground-glass attenuation, and coalescence of nodules; the disappearance of these features on imaging studies corresponded to healing of skin lesions in patients after antiviral chemotherapy.