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Fatal pneumonia associated with human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in a patient with myeloid leukemia and adenocarcinoma in the lung
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Fatal pneumonia associated with human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in a patient with myeloid leukemia and adenocarcinoma in the lung
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Abstract
We describe a clinical case of a 59 old caucasian male who was delivered to the hospital for severe pneumonia associated to human metapneumovirus. The patient suffered from a leukemia and an adenocarcinoma in the lung and died two weeks after submission due to fatal respiratory failure.
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