Case 92. VZV pneumonia (60 y-o M)

　 　 　 　
　 Fatal pneumonia, in association with bilateral herpes zoster, in a lymphoma patient after chemotherapy 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 GP-1 antigen of VZV, recognized by a monoclonal antibody, is expressed on the plasma membranes of the infected cells in the thickened septa (immunostaining). Nuclear inclusions are not stained with this antibody.