Varicella pneumonia: Another 'steroid responsive' pneumonia?

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 220-222

  Ahmed, R ^a   Ahmed, Q A A ^a   Adhami, N A ^a   Memish, Z A ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Pneumonitis; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0036241215     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2002.14.2.220     Document Type: Article

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