%0 Journal Article
%T A Chickenpox Pneumothorax: A Case Report of Pneumothorax Secondary to VZV Infection
%A Fuad Khalil Al-Ani
%A Jaseem Sirajudeen
%A Parampil T. Shibu Kandalam
%A Aminah Al Aani
%J Open Journal of Internal Medicine
%P 78-82
%@ 2162-5980
%D 2019
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojim.2019.93011
%X Varicella (chickenpox) is a generalized, self-limiting viral infection that is caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV). Chickenpox commonly infects children from 2 - 8 years without severe outcomes, but is particularly severe when affecting adults.
%K Chickenpox
%K Secondary Pneumothorax
%K VZV Infection
%K VZ Pneumonia
%K Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=94852