Literature DB >> 8486065

Measles pneumonia. Treatment of a near-fatal case with corticosteroids and vitamin A.

M E Rupp1, M L Schwartz, D E Bechard.   

Abstract

A 29-year-old woman experienced overwhelming rubeola pneumonia requiring endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. Treatment with high-dose corticosteroids and vitamin A was accompanied by a prompt clinical response. Further investigation of this novel therapy is needed.

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Year:  1993        PMID： 8486065     DOI： 10.1378/chest.103.5.1625

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Chest        ISSN： 0012-3692            Impact factor:   9.410


  7 in total

1.  Fatal measles presenting as acute respiratory distress syndrome in an immunocompetent adult.

Authors:  Suman S Karanth; Krishna Chaitanya Marupudi; Anurag Gupta; Nileshwar Radhakrishna Rau
Journal:  BMJ Case Rep       Date:  2014-08-19

2.  Severe acute measles pneumonitis: virus isolation in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.

Authors:  Cosima Suter; Urs Buergi; Katja Eigenmann; Daniel Franzen
Journal:  BMJ Case Rep       Date:  2015-10-27

Review 3.  Mega doses of retinol: A possible immunomodulation in Covid-19 illness in resource-limited settings.

Authors:  Ish K Midha; Nilesh Kumar; Amit Kumar; Taruna Madan
Journal:  Rev Med Virol       Date:  2020-12-31       Impact factor: 11.043

Review 4.  [Viral pneumonia in immunocompetent patients].

Authors:  B Guery; T d'Escrivan; H Georges; L Legout; O Leroy; N Viget; K Faure
Journal:  Reanimation       Date:  2004-04-15

5.  Outcome of coronavirus-associated severe acute respiratory syndrome using a standard treatment protocol.

Authors:  Arthur Chun-Wing Lau; Loletta Kit-Ying So; Flora Pui-Ling Miu; Raymond Wai-Hung Yung; Edwin Poon; Thomas Man-Tat Cheung; Loretta Yin-Chun Yam
Journal:  Respirology       Date:  2004-06       Impact factor: 6.424

6.  Measles-induced respiratory distress, air-leak and ARDS.

Authors:  M Piastra; R Onesimo; D De Luca; L Lancella; L Marzano; G De Rosa; D Pietrini; P Valentini; G Conti
Journal:  Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis       Date:  2009-12-13       Impact factor: 3.267

Review 7.  Medical treatment of viral pneumonia including SARS in immunocompetent adult.

Authors:  V C C Cheng; B S F Tang; A K L Wu; C M Chu; K Y Yuen
Journal:  J Infect       Date:  2004-11       Impact factor: 6.072
  7 in total

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