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Disseminated varicella-zoster virus infection with abdominal pain possibly caused by pirfenidone: A case report.

Akihiro Shiroshita, Kei Nakashima, Masahiro Aoshima
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports 2018
We report a case of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis treated with pirfenidone in a 76-year-old woman who complained of acute-onset abdominal pain and rashes. The patient was diagnosed with disseminated varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection, and pirfenidone was discontinued. Her condition improved in one month. Pirfenidone may induce disseminated VZV infection.

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