Primary rhinovirus pneumonia in which bronchoalveolar lavage fluid yielded human rhinovirus

A 27-year-old man presented to our hospital with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection. This patient showed imaging findings of diffuse bronchiolitis, ground-glass opacities, and consolidations. Antibiotics were not effective, and we performed bronchoalveolar lavage, in which only human rhin...

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Main Authors: Takashi Ishiguro, Yuki Yoshida, Yasuhito Kobayashi, Yoshihiko Shimizu, Noboru Takayanagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007119302011
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Summary:A 27-year-old man presented to our hospital with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection. This patient showed imaging findings of diffuse bronchiolitis, ground-glass opacities, and consolidations. Antibiotics were not effective, and we performed bronchoalveolar lavage, in which only human rhinovirus infection was detected by multiplex PCR testing. Keywords: Human rhinovirus, Viral pneumonia, Bronchiolitis, Multiplex PCR, Corticosteroid
ISSN:2213-0071