Chickenpox chest x ray

Pneumonia is a rare complication of chickenpox in children and occurs in one-fifth of adults. The X-Ray may show multiple small round calcific lung lesions.

There are no significant chest x-ray findings observed in chickenpox. However, the following chest x-ray findings may be present in patients with varicella pneumonia:

• Multiple 5-10 mm ill-defined nodules that may be confluent and fleeting.
• Small, round nodules usually resolve within a week after the disappearance of the skin lesions but may persist for months.
• Lesions can calcify and can persist as numerous, well-defined, randomly scattered, 2-3 mm dense calcifications. ^{_Radiology_Reference_Article_|_Radiopaedia.org-1|[1]}

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  High density micronodules in both lungs.^{_Radiology_Case_|_Radiopaedia.org-2|[2]}
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  Innumerable small calcific densities throughout both lungs in a patient with a documented history of varicella pneumonia.^{_Radiology_Case_|_Radiopaedia.org-3|[3]}
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  Miliary lung nodules consistent with prior and healed varicella pneumonia.^{_Radiology_Case_|_Radiopaedia.org-3|[3]}
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  Healed varicella pneumonia – miliary opacitie.^{_Radiology_Case_|_Radiopaedia.org-4|[4]}

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/varicella-pneumonia

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