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Fatal Type 3 Adenoviral Pneumonia in Immunocompetent Adult Identical Twins

Jason Barker, J. P. Luby, A. S. Dalley, W. M. Bartek, Dennis K. Burns, Dean D. Erdman

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2003 · 49 citations · 25 references

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We describe adult twin sisters who developed severe adenoviral pneumonia with relative leukopenia, progressive focal infiltrates, shock, and hypoxia. Potential determinants of severe adenoviral disease are discussed.

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