Early recognition and treatment of adenovirus pneumonia complicated with bronchiolitis obliterans

Adenovirus pneumonia is a common infectious disease of the respiratory tract in children, and severe cases developed post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans (PIBO), which is chronic airflow obstruction syndrome caused by small airway inflammatory injury.The major clinical manifestations of PIBO are persistent cough, wheezing and dyspnea after acute stage of adenovirus pneumonia, and nowadays there is no specific treatment.PIBO has a prolonged course and very poor prognosis without early intervention, and it influences patients on health and life seriously.The article reviewed the early recognition and the therapeutic progress of adenovirus pneumonia complicated with PIBO. Key words: Adenovirus; Bronchiolitis obliterans; Recognition; Treatment