Soonchunhyang Med Sci.
2014 Jun;20(1):52-55.
Successful Treatment in Fatal Adenovirus Pneumonia with the Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Affiliations
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- 1Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea. gene2001@gilhospital.com
- 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.
- 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.
Abstract
- Severe adenovirus pneumonia that causes acute respiratory failure can occur in infants, children, and immunocompromised patients. However, severe adenovirus pneumonia is rare in adults with a normal immune system. Adenovirus pneumonia may progress to acute respiratory failure in a few hours or a few days, and its clinical course cannot be predicted. In addition, the mortality rate is very high (range, 50% to 66%). However, the optimal treatment of adenovirus pneumonia has not been established. Herein, we report the successful treatment of acute respiratory failure due to adenovirus pneumonia with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.