Fatal type 3 adenoviral pneumonia in immunocompetent adult identical twins.
We describe adult twin sisters who developed severe adenoviral pneumonia with relative leukopenia, progressive focal infiltrates, shock, and hypoxia. Potential determinants of severe adenoviral disease are discussed.
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. jason-barker@uiowa.edu
Jason H
JH
Barker
James P
JP
Luby
A
A
Sean Dalley
William M
WM
Bartek
Dennis K
DK
Burns
Dean D
DD
Erdman
D000256:Adenoviridae; D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000401:mortality* / Q000821:virology; D000328:Adult; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000401:mortality* / Q000821:virology; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic