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Collections under which this article appears: Other Infectious Diseases Other respiratory infections Infants

Archives of Disease in Childhood 2003;88:69-70
© 2003 BMJ Publishing Group & Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
 

Prolonged hypothermia following respiratory syncytial viral infection in infancy

D Milner¹, M P Wailoo², P G F Swift³ and M Fraser⁴

¹ Research Health Visitor, University of Leicester
² Senior Lecturer, Department of Child Health, University of Leicester
³ Consultant Paediatrician, Children’s Hospital, Leicester Royal Infirmary
⁴ Consultant Virologist, Department of Virology, Leicester Royal Infirmary

Correspondence:
Dr M P Wailoo, Department of Child Health, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Building, PO Box 65, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK;
mw33@le.ac.uk

ABSTRACT
Following proven respiratory syncytial viral infection, a previously healthy 2 year old boy displayed notable persistent hypothermia—the lowest temperature being 34.2°C. No obvious ill effects were observed.

Keywords: RSV infection; hypothermia; respiratory syncytial virus

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