Ribavirin and Intravenous Immune Globulin Therapy for Measles Pneumonia in HIV Infection
- 1 December 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 86 (12) , 1415-1418
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199312000-00023
Abstract
We have described a patient, immunocompromised from an infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, who had rapidly progressive measles complicated by measles pneumonia and respiratory failure. Rapid improvement in the patient's condition followed therapy with inhaled ribavirin and intravenous immune globulin. Patients who have measles pneumonia associated with respiratory failure may benefit from combination therapy with ribavirin and IV immune globulin.Keywords
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