title: Fatal respiratory distress syndrome due to coronavirus infection in a child with severe combined immunodeficiency.
abstract: Coronaviruses have been demonstrated to contribute substantially to respiratory tract infections among the child population. Though infected children commonly present mild upper airway symptoms, in high-risk patients with underlying conditions, particularly in immunocompromised children these pathogens may lead to severe lung infection and extrapulmonary disorders. In this paper, we provide the first report of the case of a 15-month-old child with severe combined immunodeficiency and coronavirus HKU1-related pneumonia with fatal respiratory distress syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Pneumonology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Szpitalna Street 27/33, 60-572 Poznan, Poland. ola@malwa.com.pl
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szczawinska-Poplonyk
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jonczyk-Potoczna
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Breborowicz
authors.forename: Alicja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartkowska-Sniatkowska
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Figlerowicz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017934:Coronavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016511:Severe Combined Immunodeficiency / Q000150:complications*