ARDS in an HIV-positive patient associated to respiratory syncytial virus

E Voigt; R L Tillmann; J-C Schewe; E Molitor; Oliver Schildgen

ARDS in an HIV-positive patient associated to respiratory syncytial virus

Eur J Med Res. 2008 Mar 31;13(3):131-2.

Authors

E Voigt¹, R L Tillmann, J-C Schewe, E Molitor, Oliver Schildgen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, HIV-care Unit, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.

PMID: 18499559

Abstract

We describe a clinical case of ARDS in an HIV infected patient. ARDS was associated to a respiratory syncytial virus infection that triggered a suspected Pneumocystis infection that despite missing etiologic proofs was treated with antimycotics. As rather limited information on RSV associated ARDS in HIV patients is available in the current literature, this case is of significant interest.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
Diagnosis, Differential
HIV Infections / complications*
Humans
Male
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / diagnosis
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / drug therapy
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / complications*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / diagnosis
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / drug therapy
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / complications*
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / diagnosis
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / drug therapy

Substances

Antifungal Agents