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Case Reports
. 2016 Fall;20(4):15-206.
doi: 10.7812/TPP/15-206. Epub 2016 Sep 1.

Image Diagnosis: Hemorrhagic Bullae in a Primary Varicella Zoster Virus Infection

Cátia Canelas  1 , João M Carvas  2 , Cristiana Sevivas  3 , Dina Carvalho  4
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Case Reports

Image Diagnosis: Hemorrhagic Bullae in a Primary Varicella Zoster Virus Infection

Cátia Canelas et al. Perm J. 2016 Fall.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Image of the patient’s anterior thorax and upper abdomen. Note the diffuse maculopapular and vesicular lesions with hematic content.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Magnified image of the patient’s upper abdomen, showing the dispersed skin lesions in greater detail. Note the small maculopapular erythematous lesions and large vesicles with hemorrhagic content.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Computed tomography scan of the patient’s thorax showing peribronchovascular parenchymatous densities with areas of ground-glass opacity.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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