title: Parainfluenza virus type 3 pneumonia in bone marrow transplant recipients: multiple small nodules in high- resolution lung computed tomography scans provide a radiological clue to diagnosis.
abstract: We report the findings of high-resolution chest computed tomography of 6 hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with parainfluenza virus type 3 pneumonia who were not infected with any other pathogens. All patients had multiple small nodules (diameter, !5 mm) without cavitation ina peribronchial distribution. Changes preceded microbiological diagnosis in 4 of 6 cases.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia. Patricia.Ferguson@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Patricia E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Tania C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Sorrell
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bradstock
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Gilroy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055613:Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010224:Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed