Fatal varicella: Atypical presentation and stabbing outcome

Presentation and outcome of varicella pneumonia in adults.

hickenpox (varicella), caused by the DNA virus varicella zoster virus, is a highly infectious and common disease in childhood. The disease has a high attack rate of approximately 90% within 2 weeks among household contacts. Consequently most adults in developed countries have experienced infection during childhood and retain life-long immunity. Although a trivial illness in childhood it carries...

Fatal varicella in an adult.

Unknown Herbal Poisoning with Fatal Outcome

Background: Herbs can be toxic and may be even life-threatening. The mixture of different plants and herbs made by traditional healer and their canvassing on the street attract general people. Here, we report four cases of severe herbal poisoning. Case presentation: In 2008, four young people rushed to DMC Hospital in the early morning with a history of taking herbal medicine (tonic) on that ni...

Atypical Presentation of Recurrent Varicella Zoster Virus Infection: a Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Recurrent varicella infection is rare but has been reported in immunocompromised patients. We present a patient with atypical recurrent varicella infection who had disseminated central crusting papular lesions without dermatomal distribution. Serology showed previous varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection and the lesions were positive for VZV DNA, consistent with recurrent VZV infection. Atypic...

Case report: fatal Plasmodium knowlesi malaria following an atypical clinical presentation and delayed diagnosis.

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