Chronic interstitial lung disease due to Epstein-Barr virus infection in two infants

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 803-806

  Pfleger, A ^a   Eber, E ^a   Popper, H ^b   Zach, M S ^a  

^a Respiratory and Allergic Disease Division   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chronic interstitial lung disease; Epstein Barr virus; Ganciclovir; Infant

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; GANCICLOVIR; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANCICLOVIR; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034038096     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15d28.x     Document Type: Article

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