Believing bocavirus: A rare cause of life‐threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

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A previously healthy 6-year-old girl presented to a regional hospital with a 24-h history of cough, lethargy and fever. On presentation to the emergency department, she was febrile (38.1°C) with mild subcostal recession and reduced air entry in the left lung base (respiratory rate 28/min, oxygen saturation 92% in room air). Chest radiograph revealed early left lower lobe consolidation (Fig. 1). She was admitted to the ward for benzylpenicillin (45 mg/kg/q6h intravenous injection (IVI)) and lo...

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Authors: Huynh, J; Mos, K; Kesson, A; Egan, J; Singhal, N

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Wiley
• Journal: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 1634-1637
• Publication date: 2020-02-11
• DOI: 10.1111/jpc.14803
• EISSN: 1440-1754
• ISSN: 1034-4810
• Language: English
• Keywords: Intensive care medicine; Lung; Surgery; Respiratory tract infections; ARDS; Medicine; Respiratory distress; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Internal medicine; Human bocavirus; Acute respiratory distress; Extracorporeal; Respiratory system; Respiratory failure