Severe RSV bronchiolitis in an immunocompromised child
Padman R;Bye MR;Schidlow DV;Zaeri N;;
Clinical pediatrics1985Vol. 24pp. -
331
r1985clinicalsevere
Abstract
A 9-year-old with immunodeficiency developed a severe, diffuse respiratory illness that necessitated mechanical ventilation. Open lung biopsy revealed Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) as the sole pathogen. RSV detection should be included in the differential diagnosis of diffuse lung disease in an …