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Fatal Pulmonary Failure Attributable to Viral Pneumonia With Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV6) in a Young Immunocompetent Woman

Fachkrankenhaus fuer Lungenheilkunde und Thoraxchirurgie, Berlin, Germany, johannes.merk{at}flt-buch.de

Franz Xaver Schmid, MD, PhD

Klinik fuer Herz-, Thorax- und herznahe Gefaesschirurgie

Martin Fleck, MD, PhD

Klinik fuer Innere Medizin I, Klinikum der Universitaet Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Stephan Schwarz, MD

Institut fuer Patholgie, Klinikum der Universitaet Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Con Lehane

Klinik fuer Herz-, Thorax- und herznahe Gefaesschirurgie

Stephan Boehm, MD

Institut fuer Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Klinikum der Universitaet Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Bernd Salzberger, MD, PhD

Klinik fuer Innere Medizin I, Klinikum der Universitaet Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Dietrich E. Birnbaum, MD, PhD

Klinik fuer Herz-, Thorax- und herznahe Gefaesschirurgie

Adult respiratory distress syndrome attributable to viral pneumonia is described mainly in immunodeficient persons. Adult respiratory distress syndrome caused by human herpes virus 6 is extremely rare, with only 1 case reported in the literature. The following is the case of a young woman who developed fatal pulmonary failure most probably attributable to human herpes virus 6 pneumonia.

Key Words: adult respiratory distress syndrome • viral pneumonia • human herpes virus 6 • arteriovenous membrane oxygenation • minimal extracorporeal circulation

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, Vol. 20, No. 5, 302-306 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0885066605279068


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