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cord-005577-uk5wzk6m	Bachmann, D. C. G.	Respiratory syncytial virus triggered adult respiratory distress syndrome in infants: A report of two cases	1994		.txt	text/plain	1392	97	49	Two infants with severe respiratory syncytial virus infection which resulted eventually in classical adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are presented. The first patient recovered with residual restrictive changes determined during a follow-up 2.5 months later, whereas the second infant died because of ARDS, pulmonary interstitial emphysema and hypoxemic hypoxia. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the single most frequent cause of acute viral infections of the lower respiratory tract in infants and young children [1] . During the winter 1990/91 we treated two infants in whom RSV infection triggered severe adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Only two cases of RSV triggered acute hypoxemic failure ("ARDS") have been described in the literature [8] , we report two additional cases with particular emphasis on respiratory system mechanics. Our two patients with clearly documented RSV infection fulfilled the classical criteria of severe ARDS for infants and children as reported by Pfenninger et al.	./cache/cord-005577-uk5wzk6m.txt	./txt/cord-005577-uk5wzk6m.txt