Severe respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia associated with primary Epstein-Barr virus infection.

Pediatr Pulmonol

Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44109, USA.

Published: May 2002

This is a case report of a child with severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pneumonia and concurrent infection with Epstein-Barr virus. We hypothesize that immunosuppression due to EBV may have contributed to the severity of his RSV infection. The diagnosis of RSV infection was facilitated by bronchoalveolar lavage.

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