Pediatr Infect Vaccine.  2017 Dec;24(3):188-192. 10.14776/piv.2017.24.3.188.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Complicated by Extrapulmonary Manifestations

• Jung JH
• Kim YK
• Choi HJ

• KMID: 2401395
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14776/piv.2017.24.3.188

Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) typically causes lower respiratory tract infections in children, and most patients recover successfully. However, some infants and young children can have a severe course of disease with respiratory failure, and extrapulmonary manifestations can occur in severe RSV disease. We report one case of severe RSV bronchiolitis complicated with acute myocarditis, fulminant hepatic failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Keyword

Respiratory syncytial viruses; Myocarditis; Liver failure

MeSH Terms

Bronchiolitis
Child
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Humans
Infant
Liver Failure
Liver Failure, Acute
Myocarditis
Respiratory Insufficiency
Respiratory Syncytial Viruses*
Respiratory Tract Infections