Abstract
The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) usually causes a lower respiratory tract infection in affected patients. RSV has also been infrequently linked to extrapulmonary diseases in children. We report four children who had unusually severe clinical manifestations of RSV infections requiring critical care admission. These patients presented to the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in December 2013 with acute necrotising encephalopathy (ANE), acute fulminant hepatic failure with encephalopathy, pneumatoceles and croup. A unique presentation of ANE has not previously been reported in association with an RSV infection. All patients had a positive outcome and recovered fully with supportive management.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/squmj.2016.16.01.016
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 16(1), 86-91
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Al Maskari, N., Mohsin, J., Al-Macki, A., Nabil, & Al Ismaili, S. (2025). Atypical Presentations of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: Case series. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 16(1), 86-91. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2016.16.01.016
MLA 9
Al Maskari, Nawal, et al. "Atypical Presentations of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: Case series." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, 2025, pp. 86-91. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2016.16.01.016.
Chicago (author–date)
Al Maskari, Nawal, Jalila Mohsin, Amal Al-Macki, Nabil, and Suad Al Ismaili. 2025. "Atypical Presentations of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: Case series." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 16 (1): 86-91. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2016.16.01.016.
Harvard
Al Maskari, N., Mohsin, J., Al-Macki, A., Nabil and Al Ismaili, S. (2025) 'Atypical Presentations of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: Case series', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 16(1), pp. 86-91. doi:10.18295/squmj.2016.16.01.016.
Vancouver
Al Maskari N, Mohsin J, Al-Macki A, Nabil, Al Ismaili S. Atypical Presentations of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: Case series. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;16(1):86-91. doi:10.18295/squmj.2016.16.01.016
IEEE
N. Al Maskari, J. Mohsin, A. Al-Macki, Nabil, and S. Al Ismaili, "Atypical Presentations of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: Case series," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 86-91, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.2016.16.01.016.