Life Threatening Complications of Chicken Pox in a Young Adult

Authors

  • Mostofa Kamal Chowdhury Dhaka Medical College Hospital
  • Ashfaque Ahmed Siddique Dhaka Medical College Hospital
  • Md. Manjurul Haque Dhaka Medical College Hospital
  • Shaida Ali Dhaka Medical College Hospital
  • Sarmistha Biswas Dhaka Medical College Hospital
  • Prodip Kumar Biswas DGHS, Dhaka
  • HAM Nazmul Ahasan Dhaka Medical College Hospital

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jom.v15i1.19873

Keywords:

Chicken pox, Varicella-zoster virus, complications of chicken pox

Abstract

Chicken pox is a self-limiting, infectious disease caused by Varicella-zoster virus (VZV). In adults though rare, severe form of disease may cause complications like hepatitis, pneumonia, encephalitis. We present here a case of young male with life threatening complications of chicken pox who survived due to prompt & timely management.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v15i1.19873

J Medicine 2014; 15: 55-57

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Author Biographies

Mostofa Kamal Chowdhury, Dhaka Medical College Hospital

Indoor Medical Officer, Department of Medicine

Ashfaque Ahmed Siddique, Dhaka Medical College Hospital

Indoor Medical Officer, Department of Medicine

Md. Manjurul Haque, Dhaka Medical College Hospital

Assistant registrar, Department of Medicine

 

Shaida Ali, Dhaka Medical College Hospital

Honorary Medical Officer, Department of Medicine

Sarmistha Biswas, Dhaka Medical College Hospital

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine


Prodip Kumar Biswas, DGHS, Dhaka

Assistant Professor of Medicine (OSD)

HAM Nazmul Ahasan, Dhaka Medical College Hospital

Professor & Head, Department of Medicine


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Published

2014-08-06

How to Cite

Chowdhury, M. K., Siddique, A. A., Haque, M. M., Ali, S., Biswas, S., Biswas, P. K., & Ahasan, H. N. (2014). Life Threatening Complications of Chicken Pox in a Young Adult. Journal of Medicine, 15(1), 55–57. https://doi.org/10.3329/jom.v15i1.19873

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Case Reports

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