Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure and Native Lung Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Exacerbation in Single-lung Transplant Patients with Cytomegalovirus Disease: A Case Series

摘要

Background. Our case series describes three patients who have received single-lung transplantations for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) that develop cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease and hypoxemic respiratory failure with radiographic opacification of the native lung and sparing of the allograft.