Parainfluenza virus 3 pneumonia in a kidney transplant recipient: Case report

S. Y. Park, H. Sung, K. T. Park, S. C. Kim, S. H. Kim, S. H. Choi, Y. S. Kim, J. H. Woo, S. O. Lee, D. J. Han

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Abstract

We report the first case of parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV3) pneumonia in a kidney transplant recipient. A 39-year-old man developed pneumonia during hospitalization 6 years after kidney transplantation. He became hypoxic and underwent noninvasive ventilation. PIV3 was detected in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. He was treated successfully with aerosolized ribavirin and intravenous immunoglobulin. Although he recovered from pneumonia, his graft function deteriorated and he had to restart peritoneal dialysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)333-336
Number of pages4
JournalTransplant Infectious Disease
Volume11
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2009

Keywords

  • Kidney transplantation
  • Parainfluenza virus
  • Pneumonia

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