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Primary rhinovirus pneumonia in which bronchoalveolar lavage fluid yielded human rhinovirus

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Abstract A 27-year-old man presented to our hospital with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection. This patient showed imaging findings of diffuse bronchiolitis, ground-glass opacities, and consolidations. Antibiotics were not… Click to show full abstract

Abstract A 27-year-old man presented to our hospital with symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection. This patient showed imaging findings of diffuse bronchiolitis, ground-glass opacities, and consolidations. Antibiotics were not effective, and we performed bronchoalveolar lavage, in which only human rhinovirus infection was detected by multiplex PCR testing.

Keywords: human rhinovirus; primary rhinovirus; bronchoalveolar lavage; rhinovirus pneumonia; rhinovirus

Journal Title: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Year Published: 2019

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