Open AccessFatal Type 3 Adenoviral Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Adult Identical Twins
Author(s) -
Jason Barker,
J. P. Luby,
A. S. Dalley,
W. M. Bartek,
Dennis K. Burns,
Dean D. Erdman
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/379127
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , leukopenia , immunology , respiratory disease , virology , pathology , lung , chemotherapy
We describe adult twin sisters who developed severe adenoviral pneumonia with relative leukopenia, progressive focal infiltrates, shock, and hypoxia. Potential determinants of severe adenoviral disease are discussed.
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