Tuberc Respir Dis.  2014 Sep;77(3):132-135. 10.4046/trd.2014.77.3.132.

Rhinovirus Associated Severe Respiratory Failure in Immunocompetent Adult Patient

• Kim K
• Song YH
• Park JH
• Park HK
• Kim SY
• Jung H
• Lee SS
• Koo HK

• KMID: 2320559
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2014.77.3.132

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Rhinovirus; Pneumonia; Alcohol Drinking

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Alcohol Drinking
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Common Cold
Female
Glass
Humans
Lung
Middle Aged
Pneumonia
Radiography
Respiratory Insufficiency*
Rhinovirus*

Figure

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  Figure 1 Chest radiography findings at the initial visit and after 1 week. (A) Initial chest X-ray. (B) After 1 week.

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  Figure 2 Chest computed tomography findings of initial lung infiltration.

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