Fatal pulmonary failure attributable to viral pneumonia with human herpes virus 6 (HHV6) in a young immunocompetent woman.
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.
Merk
Johannes
J
Fachkrankenhaus fuer Lungenheilkunde und Thoraxchirurgie, Berlin, Germany. johannes.merk@flt-buch.de
Schmid
Franz Xaver
FX
Fleck
Martin
M
Schwarz
Stephan
S
Lehane
Con
C
Boehm
Stephan
S
Salzberger
Bernd
B
Birnbaum
Dietrich E
DE
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