Author(s)

Fuad Khalil Al-Ani¹, Jaseem Sirajudeen¹, Parampil T. Shibu Kandalam², Aminah Al Aani²

¹Department of General Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
²Department of Medical Education, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

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.

Chickenpox, Secondary Pneumothorax, VZV Infection, VZ Pneumonia, Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Al-Ani, F. , Sirajudeen, J. , Kandalam, P. and Aani, A. (2019) A Chickenpox Pneumothorax: A Case Report of Pneumothorax Secondary to VZV Infection. Open Journal of Internal Medicine, 9, 78-82. doi: 10.4236/ojim.2019.93011.