title: Acute respiratory distress syndrome induced by adenovirus in an otherwise healthy woman.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Division, Inha University Hospital, 7-206, 3-ga, Shinheung-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon 400-103, Korea. jsryu@ inha.ac.kr
authors.forename: Jeong-Seon
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Jae-Hwa
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Hye-Seung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Moon-Hyun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Young-Han
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Eun-Seop
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Ji-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sung-Youn
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyoung-Wook
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.forename: Hong-Lyeol
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids