Open AccessAcute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Induced by Adenovirus in an Otherwise Healthy Woman
Author(s) -
Jeong Seon Ryu,
Jae Hwa Cho,
Hye Seung Han,
Moon Hyun Jung,
Young Han Yoon,
Eun Seop Song,
Ji Young Lee,
Sung Youn Kim,
Kyoung Wook Lee,
Seung Min Kwak,
Hong Lyeol Lee
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.4.732
Subject(s) - ards , medicine , acute respiratory distress , ribavirin , mechanical ventilation , respiratory distress , intensive care medicine , distress , anesthesia , lung , immunology , virus , clinical psychology , hepatitis c virus
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by adenovirus is a rare event in healthy adults, especially in non- military settings. Although treatment with intravenous ribavirin has been reported, supportive care, including mechanical ventilation, is known to be the main stay in the treatment of ARDS caused by adenovirus, with high-dose steroid treatment having rarely been reported. We report our experience with a 41-year-old, otherwise healthy, woman with ARDS, treated with high-dose steroid and mechanical ventilatory support.