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Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonitis in adults
Author(s) -
Spelman Denis W.,
Stanley Peter A.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1983.tb136145.x
Subject(s) - respiratory system , medicine , virology , pneumonitis , bronchiolitis , virus , pneumonia , covid-19 , hypersensitivity pneumonitis , lung , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Two cases of respiratory syncytial virus pneumonitis in adults are described. In both patients, the clinical picture of the adult respiratory distress syndrome, with marked tachypnoea, hypoxaemia and bilateral diffuse pulmonary infiltrates, was present. One patient had systemic lupus erythematosus, while the other had chronic obstructive lung disease and was a heavy drinker of alcohol. Both patients survived and recovered after a prolonged stay in hospital.