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Cytomegalovirus pneumonitis in a patient with Hodgkin disease and ataxia‐telangiectasia
Author(s) -
Sandoval Claudio,
Swift Michael
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.10422
Subject(s) - medicine , ataxia telangiectasia , pneumonitis , cytomegalovirus , pneumonia , disease , dermatology , ataxia , respiratory disease , telangiectasia , immunology , viral disease , pathology , herpesviridae , lung , virus , dna , genetics , dna damage , biology , psychiatry
We describe a child with with Hodgkin disease and ataxia‐telangiectasia who also developed an unusual pneumonitis caused by a cytomegalovirus which was fatal. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2004; 37:559–560. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.