Choi Jungi, Kim You-Suk, Kim Mun-Sup, Callaway Zak, Youn Un-Ki, Kim Hyo-Bin, Kim Chang-Keun
Department of Pediatrics, Inje University, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
Pediatr Pulmonol. 2008 Aug;43(8):824-7. doi: 10.1002/ppul.20839.
A 2-month-old female infant was admitted with progressive respiratory distress, fever, and diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The primary pulmonary pathogen was proven to be cytomegalovirus (CMV) from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, urine, and blood specimens. Other immunologic findings were normal. CMV-induced ARDS has not been reported previously in immunocompetent infants.