Clinical features of Varicella in adult patients

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Vashakidze, E., Imnadze, T., Bochorishvili, T., Donadze, N., & Abuladze, N. (2026). Clinical features of Varicella in adult patients. Collection of Scientific Works of Tbilisi State Medical University, 57. Retrieved from https://journals.4science.ge/index.php/CSW/article/view/4744

Abstract

The main purpose of this work is to detect the clinical features of Varicella in adult patients in our Country

It was established that Varicella has the common clinical features among adult patients, however the symptoms occur with greater severity in adults: including widespread vesicular rashes on skin which is often accompanied by intensive skin itching and pain, complications may be resulted into a breach of skin integrity and other cutaneous infections. Varicella is also characterized with fever, Extreme tiredness / Asthenia and other signs of the damage to the nervous system such as sleeplessness and fainting. The most common complication of this viral infectious disease is the bacterial pneumonia.

Due to the above, features the adult patients with varicella infection need very close medical observation and monitoring. After developing the skin rash and showing the signs of intoxication, the infected patient should be hospitalized and given prompt medical treatment in case of high fever conditions lasting for more than 3-4 days. Because of the high risk of further complications with the possible life - threatening results these measures are important to take into consideration.

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