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Bronchiectasis and bronchiolitis obliterans post respiratory syncytial virus infection: Think again
Author(s) -
Massie RJH,
Armstrong DS
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.355369.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchiolitis obliterans , bronchiectasis , bronchiolitis , respiratory system , virus , virology , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , lung , lung transplantation
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract infections are common, yet long‐term sequelae in previously healthy infants and children are rarely reported. We report a child who developed bronchiectasis and bronchiolitis obliterans following an RSV lower respiratory tract infection but in whom adenovirus was detected on stored serum. Co‐infection with adenovirus is the likely cause for the bronchiectasis and bronchiolitis obliterans.