Acute respiratory distress syndrome induced by adenovirus in an otherwise healthy woman.
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.
Ryu
Jeong-Seon
JS
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
Cho
Jae-Hwa
JH
Han
Hye-Seung
HS
Jung
Moon-Hyun
MH
Yoon
Young-Han
YH
Song
Eun-Seop
ES
Lee
Ji-Young
JY
Kim
Sung-Youn
SY
Lee
Kyoung-Wook
KW
Kwak
Seung-Min
SM
Lee
Hong-Lyeol
HL
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
D013256:Steroids