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KMID : 0383820140770030132
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2014 Volume.77 No. 3 p.132 ~ p.135
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Rhinovirus Associated Severe Respiratory Failure in Immunocompetent Adult Patient
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Kim Ki-Wook
Song Yeon-Han
Park Joo-Hyun
Park Hye-Kyeong
Kim Su-Young
Jung Hun
Lee Sung-Soon
Koo Hyeon-Kyoung
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Abstract
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Rhinovirus infection is typically associated with the common cold and has rarely been reported as a cause of severe pneumonia in immunocompetent adults. A 55-year-old previous healthy woman, who consumed half a bottle of alcohol daily, presented with respiratory failure after one week of upper respiratory infection symptoms. Radiography revealed bilateral, diffuse ground glass opacity with patchy consolidation in the whole lung field; bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis indicated that rhinovirus was the causative organism. After five days of conservative support, the symptoms and radiographic findings began to improve. We report this rare case of rhinovirus pneumonia in an otherwise healthy host along with a review of references.
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KEYWORD
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Rhinovirus, Pneumonia, Alcohol Drinking
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