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- Title
Rinovirüsün Neden Olduğu Akut Respiratuvar Distres Sendromu.
- Authors
Ceylan, Gökhan; İşgüder, Rana; Kara, Ahu; Gülfidan, Gamze; Ağın, Hasan; Devrim, İlker
- Abstract
The majority of cold and flu-like illnesses are caused by rhinoviruses. However rhinoviruses are also associated with more serious illness, such as exacerbation of asthma, wheezing, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and fatal pneumonia in immunocompromised patients. Human rhinovirus is a major cause of acute viral respiratory tract infections in hospitalized children. In this article we present a 3-month-old girl who was admitted to our pediatric intensive care unit with complaints of difficulty in breathing and severe pneumonia. During her treatment for pneumonia caused by rhinovirus infection acute respiratory distress sydrome was onset so she was supported with mechanical ventilation for 18 days. After total treatment of three weeks, patient was discharged without any sequela.
- Subjects
PNEUMONIA treatment; ADULT respiratory distress syndrome treatment; ARTIFICIAL respiration; DYSPNEA; ADULT respiratory distress syndrome; RESPIRATORY diseases; RNA viruses; TREATMENT effectiveness; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Journal of Pediatric Infection / Çocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 2, p94
- ISSN
1307-1068
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5578/ced.57489