Rhinovirus: Difference between revisions
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==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
*Common cold/URI | *Common cold/URI | ||
* | *[[Rhinosinusiits]] | ||
* | *[[Acute otitis media]] | ||
*Exacerbations of chronic pulmonary disease | *Exacerbations of chronic pulmonary disease | ||
*Bronchiolitis in infants/children | *[[Bronchiolitis]] in infants/children | ||
*Pneumonia in elderly and immunocompromised adults | *[[Pneumonia]] in elderly and immunocompromised adults | ||
*Croup, less common than parainfluenza | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 04:43, 12 August 2016
Background
- Most common cause for the common cold, especially during spring/summer/fall
- Proliferates in temperatures between 33–35 °C (91–95 °F), temperatures found in the nose
- Among the smallest viruses, ssRNA
- Transmitted via respiratory droplets or contact either direct or through fomite
Clinical Features
- Common cold/URI
- Rhinosinusiits
- Acute otitis media
- Exacerbations of chronic pulmonary disease
- Bronchiolitis in infants/children
- Pneumonia in elderly and immunocompromised adults
- Croup, less common than parainfluenza
Differential Diagnosis
Viral respiratory illness also caused by:
- Adenovirus
- Coronaviruses
- Influenza viruses (predominant during winter months)
- Parainfluenza viruses
- Enteroviruses
- Human metapneumoviruses
- RSV
Evaluation
Management
- Supportive care only
- No vaccine available