Korean J Pediatr Infect Dis.  1999 May;6(1):131-135. 10.14776/kjpid.1999.6.1.131.

A Case of Respiratory Syncytial Virus(RSV) Infection in the Prematurity with Respiratory Failure and accompanied by Apnea

• Ma SH
• Lee GM

• KMID: 2440282
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14776/kjpid.1999.6.1.131

Abstract

Respiratory Syncytial Virus(RSV) causes acute respiratory tract infections in young infancy such as bronchiolitis, pneumonia. RSV infections are uncommon in the first month of life. Clinical manifestations of neonatal RSV infection are respiratory symptoms, apnea and bacterial sepsis like illness such as lethargy, poor feeding, fever, rash. We report a case of neonatal pneumonia caused by RSV and accompanied by transient apnea and favorable clinical outcome.

Keyword

Respiratory Syncytial Virus; Pneumonia; Prematurity; Apnea

MeSH Terms

Apnea*
Bronchiolitis
Exanthema
Fever
Lethargy
Pneumonia
Respiratory Insufficiency*
Respiratory Syncytial Viruses
Respiratory Tract Infections
Sepsis