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Pneumonia due to respiratory syncytial virus

MedGen UID:
509028
•Concept ID:
C0152413
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Pneumonia caused by respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumonia
SNOMED CT: Pneumonia due to respiratory syncytial virus (195881003); Pneumonia caused by respiratory syncytial virus (195881003)

Definition

Pneumonia that is attributed to the respiratory syncytial virus. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPneumonia due to respiratory syncytial virus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Use of Nirsevimab for the Prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Among Infants and Young Children: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2023.
Jones JM, Fleming-Dutra KE, Prill MM, Roper LE, Brooks O, Sánchez PJ, Kotton CN, Mahon BE, Meyer S, Long SS, McMorrow ML
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023 Aug 25;72(34):920-925. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7234a4. PMID: 37616235Free PMC Article
Ribavirin for Treatment of Subjects with Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Tejada S, Martinez-Reviejo R, Karakoc HN, Peña-López Y, Manuel O, Rello J
Adv Ther 2022 Sep;39(9):4037-4051. Epub 2022 Jul 25 doi: 10.1007/s12325-022-02256-5. PMID: 35876973
Pleuritic Chest Pain: Sorting Through the Differential Diagnosis.
Reamy BV, Williams PM, Odom MR
Am Fam Physician 2017 Sep 1;96(5):306-312. PMID: 28925655

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Community-Acquired Pneumonia due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Retrospective Study.
Bahabri I, Abdulaal A, Alanazi T, Alenazy S, Alrumih Y, Alqahtani R, Al Johani S, Bosaeed M, Al-Dorzi HM
Pulm Med 2023;2023:4310418. Epub 2023 Mar 6 doi: 10.1155/2023/4310418. PMID: 36923702Free PMC Article
Severe respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia complicating fludarabine and cyclophosphamide treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Field K, Slavin MA, Seymour JF
Eur J Haematol 2002 Jul;69(1):54-7. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2002.02745.x. PMID: 12270063
Sequential respiratory syncytial virus and cytomegalovirus pneumonia following bone marrow transplantation.
Kapelushnik J, Engelhard D, Mehta J, Or R, Brandstetter Y, Picard E, Cividalli G, Nagler A
J Med Virol 1995 Jun;46(2):169-71. doi: 10.1002/jmv.1890460216. PMID: 7636507

Diagnosis

Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Community-Acquired Pneumonia due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Retrospective Study.
Bahabri I, Abdulaal A, Alanazi T, Alenazy S, Alrumih Y, Alqahtani R, Al Johani S, Bosaeed M, Al-Dorzi HM
Pulm Med 2023;2023:4310418. Epub 2023 Mar 6 doi: 10.1155/2023/4310418. PMID: 36923702Free PMC Article
Sequential respiratory syncytial virus and cytomegalovirus pneumonia following bone marrow transplantation.
Kapelushnik J, Engelhard D, Mehta J, Or R, Brandstetter Y, Picard E, Cividalli G, Nagler A
J Med Virol 1995 Jun;46(2):169-71. doi: 10.1002/jmv.1890460216. PMID: 7636507
An outbreak of severe pneumonia due to respiratory syncytial virus in isolated Arctic populations.
Morrell RE, Marks MI, Champlin R, Spence L
Am J Epidemiol 1975 Mar;101(3):231-7. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112090. PMID: 163574

Therapy

Severe respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia complicating fludarabine and cyclophosphamide treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Field K, Slavin MA, Seymour JF
Eur J Haematol 2002 Jul;69(1):54-7. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2002.02745.x. PMID: 12270063

Clinical prediction guides

Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Community-Acquired Pneumonia due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Retrospective Study.
Bahabri I, Abdulaal A, Alanazi T, Alenazy S, Alrumih Y, Alqahtani R, Al Johani S, Bosaeed M, Al-Dorzi HM
Pulm Med 2023;2023:4310418. Epub 2023 Mar 6 doi: 10.1155/2023/4310418. PMID: 36923702Free PMC Article
An outbreak of severe pneumonia due to respiratory syncytial virus in isolated Arctic populations.
Morrell RE, Marks MI, Champlin R, Spence L
Am J Epidemiol 1975 Mar;101(3):231-7. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112090. PMID: 163574

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