A Case of Severe Enterovirus Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Adult / 영남의대학술지
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
; : 58-61, 2013.
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en Ko
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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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Asunto principal:
Neumonía
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Conjuntivitis Hemorrágica Aguda
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Enterovirus
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Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa
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Encefalitis
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Herpangina
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Corea (Geográfico)
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Meningitis
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
Año:
2013
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Article