Respiratory syncytial virus infection in bone marrow transplantation: a case report (syncytial virus infection).
The authors describe the case of a patient receiving a second bone marrow transplantation for acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed, in the early post transplant period, an interstitial pneumonia caused by respiratory syncytial virus. The patient promptly recovered, but radiological findings of interstitial pneumonia lasted for three months.
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Istituto di Semeiotica Medica, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Roma, Italy.
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Marra
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Falappa
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Spanu
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Pagliari
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Mango
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Bizzi
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D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000209:etiology*; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000209:etiology*