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. 1999 Sep;92(9):472–474. doi: 10.1177/014107689909200914

Life-threatening chickenpox pneumonitis in two previously healthy adults.

J Hunter 1, S A Stott 1
PMCID: PMC1297364  PMID: 10645302

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