Abstract
A 3.5-week-old male neonate who developed an upper and lower respiratory tract rhinovirus infection that was temporally associated with the development of severe pulmonary hypertension is described. Rhinovirus has not previously been associated with pulmonary hypertension. This child developed severe pulmonary hypertension with right ventricular failure, requiring mechanical ventilation, nitric oxide inhalation and, eventually, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 33-34 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- ECMO
- Neonate
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Rhinovirus
- Right ventricular failure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine