Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Induced by Adenovirus in an Otherwise Healthy Woman.
10.3349/ymj.2003.44.4.732
- Author:
Jeong Seon RYU
1
;
Jae Hwa CHO
;
Hye Seung HAN
;
Moon Hyun JUNG
;
Young Han YOON
;
Eun Seop SONG
;
Ji Young LEE
;
Sung Youn KIM
;
Kyoung Wook LEE
;
Seung Min KWAK
;
Hong Lyeol LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Division, Inha University Hospital, 7-206, 3-ga, Shinheung-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, Korea. jsryu@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adenovirus;
acute respiratory distress syndrome
- MeSH:
Acute Disease;
Adenoviridae Infections/*complications;
Adult;
Female;
Human;
Radiography, Thoracic;
Respiration, Artificial;
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult/pathology/radiography/therapy/*virology;
Steroids/therapeutic use;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2003;44(4):732-735
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by adenovirus is a rare event in healthy adults, especially in non- military settings. Although treatment with intravenous ribavirin has been reported, supportive care, including mechanical ventilation, is known to be the main stay in the treatment of ARDS caused by adenovirus, with high-dose steroid treatment having rarely been reported. We report our experience with a 41-year-old, otherwise healthy, woman with ARDS, treated with high-dose steroid and mechanical ventilatory support.
