Table 2

Life-threatening extrapulmonary complications of severe infection with respiratory syncytial virus

Organs affected

Complication

References

Brain

Apnoeas; status epilepticus

[19,20]

Heart

Ventricular tachycardia; ventricular fibrillation; cardiogenic shock; complete heart block; pericardial tamponade

[7,10,12]

Brain, liver and kidney

Reye's syndrome

[38]

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