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cord-289050-9w7ks01n	Donoso, Alejandro F.	Fatal hemorrhagic pneumonia caused by human metapneumovirus in an immunocompetent child	2008-08-25		.txt	text/plain	1780	119	50	5, 6 The aim of the present study was to report the case of a pediatric, immunocompetent patient who presented with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), for whom there was a fatal outcome, and in whom hMPV was the only etiologic agent found even on post-mortem necropsy. Human metapneumovirus could be more severe in patients with underlying medical conditions such as chronic lung disease caused by prematurity, cardiac disease, and immunodefi ciency. The accumulation of cases, however, and comprehensive microbiological analysis including (RT-) PCR for other respiratory viruses are needed to confi rm that infection with hMPV alone can result in such severe lung disease. We believe that the present case should warn us about the occasional role of hMPV as an agent of severe lung infection in children without a predisposing condition. Human metapneumovirus detection in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome	./cache/cord-289050-9w7ks01n.txt	./txt/cord-289050-9w7ks01n.txt