[High resolution computed tomography findings in parainfluenza virus pneumonia after bone marrow transplantation: case report].
Nineteen year-old female patient, who underwent bone marrow transplantation because of chronic myelogenous leukemia, presented with dry cough and coriza sixty-seven days after the procedure. The chest radiograph was normal. The high resolution computed tomography showed a subsegmental air-space consolidation at the periphery of the left inferior lobe and areas of low attenuation at the superior and middle lung zones. The bronchoalveolar lavage demonstrated positive direct fluorescence antibody testing against parainfluenza virus. Treatment with aerolizated ribavirin was instituted during 10 days and the patient showed clinical-radiological improvement.
Gasparetto
Emerson L
EL
Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR. gasparetto@hotmail.com
Peron
Tatiana Cristina
TC
Rocha
Gabriela de Melo
Gde M
Inoue
César
C
Escuissato
Dante L
DL
Marchiori
Edson
E
D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed