Open AccessACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME IN A CHILD WITH HUMAN PARVOVIRUS B19 INFECTION
Author(s) -
Cláudia Aparecida Ferreira Ferraz,
Francisco Cunha,
T Cerdá Mota,
José Maurício Avilla Carvalho,
Joana Sobrinho Simões,
José M. Aparicio
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/01.inf.0000183768.84890.ae
Subject(s) - parvovirus , acute respiratory distress , respiratory distress , medicine , respiratory system , parvoviridae , immunology , shock (circulatory) , virus , lung , surgery
A 6-year-old girl developed shock and multiple organ dysfunction including acute respiratory distress syndrome in association with parvovirus B19 infection. The diagnosis was based on positive antibodies and the detection of parvovirus 19 DNA in serum, bronchial secretions and skin biopsy. It seems likely, but it was not proved, that the parvovirus infection caused acute respiratory distress syndrome.