Disseminated varicella-zoster virus infection with abdominal pain possibly caused by pirfenidone: A case report

We report a case of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis treated with pirfenidone in a 76-year-old woman who complained of acute-onset abdominal pain and rashes. The patient was diagnosed with disseminated varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection, and pirfenidone was discontinued. Her condition improv...

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Autores principales: Shiroshita, Akihiro, Nakashima, Kei, Aoshima, Masahiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6214882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30406013
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.10.023
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Sumario:We report a case of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis treated with pirfenidone in a 76-year-old woman who complained of acute-onset abdominal pain and rashes. The patient was diagnosed with disseminated varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection, and pirfenidone was discontinued. Her condition improved in one month. Pirfenidone may induce disseminated VZV infection.

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