Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumonia in a Cardiac Transplant Recipient

John T. Sinnott; James P. Cullison; Michael S. Sweeney; M. Elizabeth H. Hammond; Douglas A. Holt

doi:10.1093/infdis/158.3.650

September 1, 1988The Journal of Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumonia in a Cardiac Transplant Recipient

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To describe the presentation and clinical course of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pneumonia in a patient undergoing immunosuppression following cardiac transplantation.
Clinical and diagnostic evaluation of a cardiac transplant recipient presenting with acute pulmonary infection.
Identification of viral etiology and monitoring of clinical response under immunosuppressive therapy.
RSV was confirmed as the etiologic agent responsible for pneumonia in the cardiac allograft recipient.
Demonstrates that RSV can cause significant lower respiratory tract disease in adult solid organ transplant recipients.

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Case report details respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia in a cardiac transplant recipient, highlighting diagnostic vigilance for viral pulmonary infections in immunosuppressed hosts.

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