title: Rhinovirus associated severe respiratory failure in immunocompetent adult patient.
abstract: Rhinovirus infection is typically associated with the common cold and has rarely been reported as a cause of severe pneumonia in immunocompetent adults. A 55-year-old previous healthy woman, who consumed half a bottle of alcohol daily, presented with respiratory failure after one week of upper respiratory infection symptoms. Radiography revealed bilateral, diffuse ground glass opacity with patchy consolidation in the whole lung field; bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis indicated that rhinovirus was the causative organism. After five days of conservative support, the symptoms and radiographic findings began to improve. We report this rare case of rhinovirus pneumonia in an otherwise healthy host along with a review of references.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Kiwook
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Yeon Han
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Joo-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Kyeong
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Su Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Hun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Soon
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeon-Kyoung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Koo
keywords: Alcohol Drinking; Pneumonia; Rhinovirus