Never Too Old: A Case of Chicken Pox in an Eighty-One-Year-Old Patient.
2022
Marjan Haider, and
Taylor Novice, and
Drew Engers, and
Irina Burman
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Electronic address: marjan.haider@stjoeshealth.org.
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D002644
Chickenpox
A highly contagious infectious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN). It usually affects children, is spread by direct contact or respiratory route via droplet nuclei, and is characterized by the appearance on the skin and mucous membranes of successive crops of typical pruritic vesicular lesions that are easily broken and become scabbed. Chickenpox is relatively benign in children, but may be complicated by pneumonia and encephalitis in adults. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
Varicella,Chicken Pox
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014611
Vaccination
Administration of vaccines to stimulate the host's immune response. This includes any preparation intended for active immunological prophylaxis.