Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in a Renal Transplant Recipient : Do not Forget Metapneumovirus
Joint Authors
Rammaert, B.
Mascard, L.
Zuber, Julien
Lecuit, M.
Sayre, N.
Noel, N.
Leruez-Ville, Marianne
Lortholary, O.
Mamzer-Bruneel, M. F.
Source
Case Reports in Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-11-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is emerging as a cause of a severe respiratory tract infection in immunocompromised patients.
hMPV pneumonia has only been seldom reported in nonpulmonary solid organ transplanted patients, such as renal transplant recipients.
We report here a case of a 39-year-old patient presenting with fever, cough, and interstitial opacities on CT scan diagnosed as a nonsevere hMPV pneumonia 11 years after a renal transplantation.
Infection resolved spontaneously.
Differential diagnosis with Pneumocystis pneumonia was discussed.
We review the medical literature and discuss clinical presentation and detection methods that can be proposed in solid organ transplant recipients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Noel, N.& Rammaert, B.& Zuber, Julien& Sayre, N.& Mamzer-Bruneel, M. F.& Leruez-Ville, Marianne…[et al.]. 2012. Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in a Renal Transplant Recipient : Do not Forget Metapneumovirus. Case Reports in Transplantation،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Noel, N.…[et al.]. Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in a Renal Transplant Recipient : Do not Forget Metapneumovirus. Case Reports in Transplantation No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Noel, N.& Rammaert, B.& Zuber, Julien& Sayre, N.& Mamzer-Bruneel, M. F.& Leruez-Ville, Marianne…[et al.]. Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in a Renal Transplant Recipient : Do not Forget Metapneumovirus. Case Reports in Transplantation. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465256
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-465256