Adenovirus Pneumonia with Diffuse Alveolar DamageDiffuse GGO with ill-defined nodules
Pathologic
Findings

Brief Discussion
•
7 % of viral respiratory tract infections
• Pathologic findings
– Necrotic changes with diffuse alveolar damge
– Milder form: interstitial inflammation
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Nuclear inclusion bodies in infected cells
• Radiographic findings
– Diffuse bilateral bronchopneumonia and severe overinflation
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Lobar atelectasis
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