Bronchiectasis and bronchiolitis obliterans post respiratory syncytial virus infection : Think again

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract infectionsare common, yet long-term sequelaein previously healthy infants and children are rarely reported. We report a child who developed bronchiectasisand bronchiolitis obliteransfollowing an RSV lower respiratory tract infectionbut in whom adenovirus was detected on stored serum. Co-infection with adenovirus is the likely cause for the bronchiectasisand bronchiolitis obliterans.