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Virus sincicial respiratorio (VSR) - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

VSR; Palivizumab; Inmunoglobulina contra el virus sincicial respiratorio

Síntomas:

Los síntomas varían y difieren de acuerdo con la edad. Generalmente aparecen de 4 a 6 días después de tener contacto con el virus.

Los niños mayores usualmente sólo presentan síntomas moderados y seudogripales, como tos, congestión nasal o febrícula.

Los bebés menores de 1 año pueden tener síntomas más graves y con frecuencia son los que tienen la mayor dificultad para respirar.

En general, los síntomas del VSR abarcan:

Coloración cutánea azulosa debido a la falta de oxígeno (cianosis).
Dificultad para respirar o disnea.
Tos.
Tos perruna (con frecuencia descrita como tos "de foca").
Fiebre.
Aleteo nasal.
Respiración rápida (taquipnea).
Dificultad para respirar .
Congestión nasal.
Sibilancias.

Pruebas y exámenes:

En muchos hospitales y clínicas, se pueden realizar pruebas rápidas para este virus usando una muestra del líquido tomado de la nariz con un hisopo de algodón.

Bronquiolitis

Reviewed last on: 1/24/2011
Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Committee on Infectious Diseases. Modified recommendations for use of palivizumab for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections. Pediatrics. 2009;124:1694-1701.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap158.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Evidence based clinical practice guideline for medical management of bronchiolitis in infants less than 1 year of age presenting with a first time episode. Cincinnati (OH): Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; 2006 May. 13 p.

Mcintosh K. Respiratory syncytial virus. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 257.

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