A Case of Severe Enterovirus Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Adult / 영남의대학술지
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
;
: 58-61, 2013.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-120053
ABSTRACT
Enterovirus commonly causes neurologic diseases (aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, etc.), hand-foot-mouth disease, herpangina, and acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis. However, it rarely causes pneumonia in immunocompetent adults. In Korea, no case has been reported about pneumonia caused by enterovirus in healthy adults. We can cite the case of a 20-year-old woman who presented severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by enterovirus. The diagnosis was based on reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of a respiratory specimen.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic
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Enterovirus
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Encephalitis
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Herpangina
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Korea
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Meningitis
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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