Parainfluenza virus type 3 pneumonia in bone marrow transplant recipients: multiple small nodules in high- resolution lung computed tomography scans provide a radiological clue to diagnosis

Patricia E Ferguson; Tania C Sorrell; Kenneth Bradstock; Peter Carr; Nicole M Gilroy

doi:10.1086/597297

Parainfluenza virus type 3 pneumonia in bone marrow transplant recipients: multiple small nodules in high- resolution lung computed tomography scans provide a radiological clue to diagnosis

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Apr 1;48(7):905-9. doi: 10.1086/597297.

Authors

Patricia E Ferguson¹, Tania C Sorrell, Kenneth Bradstock, Peter Carr, Nicole M Gilroy

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia. Patricia.Ferguson@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au

PMID: 19222373
PMCID: PMC7107837
DOI: 10.1086/597297

Abstract

We report the findings of high-resolution chest computed tomography of 6 hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with parainfluenza virus type 3 pneumonia who were not infected with any other pathogens. All patients had multiple small nodules (diameter, !5 mm) without cavitation ina peribronchial distribution. Changes preceded microbiological diagnosis in 4 of 6 cases.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Female
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
Humans
Lung / diagnostic imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / diagnostic imaging
Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human*
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnostic imaging*
Pneumonia, Viral / etiology
Respirovirus Infections / diagnostic imaging*
Respirovirus Infections / etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed