title: Fatal pulmonary failure attributable to viral pneumonia with human herpes virus 6 (HHV6) in a young immunocompetent woman.
abstract: Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) attributable to viral pneumonia is described mainly in immunodeficient persons. ARDS caused by human herpes virus 6 (HHV6) is extremely rare, and to our knowledge only 1 case has been reported in the literature. We present the case of a young woman who developed fatal pulmonary failure most probably attributable to HHV6 pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Fachkrankenhaus fuer Lungenheilkunde und Thoraxchirurgie, Berlin, Germany. johannes.merk@flt-buch.de
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Merk
authors.forename: Franz Xaver
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fleck
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: Con
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lehane
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boehm
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Salzberger
authors.forename: Dietrich E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Birnbaum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human; D006801:Humans; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D019349:Roseolovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed