Open AccessAcute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Rotavirus Infection in a C1q Nephropathy Patient: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Hye Jin Kim,
Jeesu Min,
Ji Hyun Kim,
Yu Hyeon Choi,
Mi Seon Han,
IlSoo Ha,
Hee Gyung Kang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
childhood kidney diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2384-0250
pISSN - 2384-0242
DOI - 10.3339/jkspn.2021.25.2.122
Subject(s) - medicine , ards , respiratory distress , pneumonia , nephrotic syndrome , respiratory failure , rotavirus , nephropathy , hypoxemia , sepsis , diffuse alveolar damage , pancreatitis , pediatrics , immunology , lung , acute respiratory distress , surgery , diarrhea , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
C1q nephropathy is a rare glomerulopathy that typically presents with nephrotic syndrome in children. Treatment with immunosuppressive agents renders patients vulnerable to infection and its complications. Gastroenteritis is common in children, and rotavirus is a leading cause. Extraintestinal manifestations of rotavirus have recently been reported; however, there is a paucity of cases exploring the involvement of a rotavirus on the respiratory system. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a rapid onset respiratory failure characterized by noncardiogenic pulmonary edema and hypoxemia. Causes of ARDS include sepsis, pneumonia, pancreatitis, aspiration, and trauma. In this paper, we report a case of ARDS after rotavirus infection in a child with C1q nephropathy who had been treated with immunosuppressive agents.