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* In | *In patients with varicella pneumonia CT may demonstrate well-defined and ill-defined nodules diffusely throughout both lungs nodules with a surrounding halo of ground-glass opacity, patchy ground-glass opacity, and coalescence of nodules.<ref name="urlVaricella pneumonia | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org">{{cite web |url=https://radiopaedia.org/articles/varicella-pneumonia |title=Varicella pneumonia | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Reddy Kothagadi M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
CT Scan has a minimal diagnostic value in diagnosing chicken pox unless complications arise such as in varicella pneumonia.
CT scan
- In patients with varicella pneumonia CT may demonstrate well-defined and ill-defined nodules diffusely throughout both lungs nodules with a surrounding halo of ground-glass opacity, patchy ground-glass opacity, and coalescence of nodules.[1]
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