Title
Respiratory syncytial virus infection. Case report of patients in the critical pediatric area of a hospital in northern Perú
Other title
Infección por virus sincicial respiratorio. Reporte de casos de pacientes en área crítica pediátrica de un hospital del norte de Perú
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Reynoso-Tantaleán J.L.
Mera-Villasis K.M.
Publisher(s)
Medical Body of the Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo National Hospital
Abstract
Background: The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) responsible for pneumonia and cause of hospitalization in critical pediatric areas, can cause deaths in infants. Report of case: Five infrequent cases were analyzed at a seasonal level in a hospital in northern Peru during the period from April to June 2019, where patients with pneumonia caused by RSV were observed, confirmed by direct immunofluorescence, chest radiography and with the presence of associated clinical findings hepatomegaly and atelectasis. Of the 05 cases: 4 correspond to boys and a girl, aged 2-7 months, all were hospitalized, presented wheezing, crackles and polytirage as prevalent signs at admission, all developed severe pneumonia and complications, were recorded two deaths in children under 6 months of age, with complications of sepsis, PARDS, and mechanical ventilation. Conclusion: the cases reflect characteristic clinical pictures of the disease, pneumonia and atelectasis in infants, complications such as SOB, PARDS and hepatomegaly.
Start page
135
End page
140
Volume
15
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85133822857
Source
Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
ISSN of the container
22255109
Sources of information:
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