Lethal hemorrhagic alveolitis after adenovirus pneumonia in a lung transplant recipient

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• 作者：Nicolas Mayeur ; Mohamed Srairi ; Laurent Tetu ; C¨¦line Guilbeau Frugier ; Olivier Fourcade ; Marcel Dahan
• 关键词：Adenovirus ; Lung transplant ; Diffuse alveolar damage
• 刊名：Heart Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：July-August, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：41
• 期：4
• 页码：401-403
• 全文大小：392 K

文摘

Viral infections are frequent and severe in lung transplant recipients. They frequently occur during the first year after transplantation. We report on a rare case of bilateral adenovirus necrotizing pneumonia with a diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, 4 years after bilateral lung transplantation. The medical evolution was lethal in 72 hours because of respiratory, renal, and cardiac failure. Considering this case and the growing evidence on the severity of adenoviral infections, we call for controlled studies and therapeutic recommendations.