%0 Case Reports
%T Severe Adenovirus Pneumonia Masked by Influenza Virus in an 11-Year-Old Child: A Case Report.
%A Shi Y
%A Ren Y
%J Infect Drug Resist
%V 17
%N 0
%D 2024
%M 39131517
%F 4.177
%R 10.2147/IDR.S465870
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Adenovirus pneumonia progresses rapidly, with a high rate of progression to severe pneumonia, but the early clinical manifestations lack specificity and are not easy to be recognized.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Reviewing the relevant literatures, we studied and summarized the early recognition, clinical features and treatment outlook of severe adenovirus pneumonia Case Presentation: An 11-year-old child with community-acquired pneumonia, with influenza A antigen positive by colloidal gold, which further developed into acute respiratory distress syndrome after hospitalization. Three days later, adenovirus was detected positively by PCR of throat swab and diagnosed as severe adenovirus pneumonia. After aggressive treatment, her condition improved and was discharged from the hospital.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Clinically, adenovirus combined with influenza virus infection is uncommon, and adenovirus infection is even rarer in adolescent children.