Severe respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia in an adult renal transplant recipient: successful treatment with ribavirin.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pneumonia may be a severe disease especially in immunocompromised patients. It is quite rare in adults. We report a case of severe RSV pneumonia in a 38-year-old male renal transplant recipient with successful outcome after ribavirin aerosol therapy.
Peigue-Lafeuille
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Department of Clinical Virology, Saint Jacques Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Gazuy
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N
Mignot
P
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Deteix
P
P
Beytout
D
D
Baguet
J C
JC
D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D012254:Ribavirin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012263:Ribonucleosides / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D012263:Ribonucleosides; D012254:Ribavirin