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    Yonsei Med J. 2003 Aug;44(4):732-735. English.
    Published online Mar 30, 2009.
    https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2003.44.4.732
    Copyright © 2003 The Yonsei University College of Medicine
    Case Report

    Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Induced by Adenovirus in an Otherwise Healthy Woman

    Jeong Seon Ryu,1 Jae Hwa Cho,1 Hye Seung Han,2 Moon Hyun Jung,1 Young Han Yoon,3 Eun Seop Song,4 Ji Young Lee,1 Sung Youn Kim,1 Kyoung Wook Lee,1 Seung Min Kwak,1 and Hong Lyeol Lee1
      • 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
      • 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Cheju National University, Cheju, Korea.
      • 3Department of Chest Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
      • 4Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
    • Reprint address: requests to Dr. Jeong-Seon Ryu, Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Division, Inha Univ. Hosp., 7-206, 3-ga, Shinheung-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon 400-103, Korea. Tel: 82-32-890-3738, Fax: 82-32-882-6578, Email: jsryu@inha.ac.kr
    Received April 22, 2002; Accepted March 03, 2003.

    Abstract

    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.

    Keywords
    Adenovirus; acute respiratory distress syndrome

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    MeSH Terms
    Acute Disease
    Adenoviridae Infections/complications*
    Adult
    Female
    Human
    Radiography, Thoracic
    Respiration, Artificial
    Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult/pathology
    Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult/radiography
    Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult/therapy
    Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult/virology*
    Steroids/therapeutic use
    Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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