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Neth J Med
; 75(8): 351-353, 2017 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29219830
ABSTRACT
Primary Varicella zoster virus infection in adults is associated with a higher risk of complications when compared with the benign disease course of primary infection during childhood. We present a rare complication of adult primary Varicella zoster in the form of acute, irreversible adrenal insufficiency due to bilateral adrenal haemorrhage, which is also known as the WaterhouseFriderichsensyndrome.