Herpetic infection of the middle and lower respiratory tract.

摘要: Fifteen cases of herpetic infection the middle and lower respiratory tract are presented discussed. All were documented histologically, two confirmed by culture Herpesvirus hominis a third electron microscopic observation virions consistent with group within tracheal epithelial cells. The diagnosis was not made clinically in any these cases. Six discovered at necropsy nine additional found retrospective study autopsy files. As lesions often focal or severely altered superimposed infection, careful necessary for recognition diagnostic changes. Bacterial fungal superinfection 12 patients represented potentially life-threatening sequelae.