Varicella pneumonia

Case contributed by Ian Bickle

Presentation

Chest pain. Otherwise well with no past medical history of significance.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Multiple small high density nodules throughout both lungs.

Heart size normal.

No mediastinal lymphadenopathy of calcification.

Case Discussion

This patient has a prior history of simple varicella zoster infection as a youngster.

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