Neumonía adquirida en la comunidad en pacientes adultos con síndrome de Down. Presentación de tres casos clínicos y revisión de la literatura

Patients with DS are highly susceptible to lower and higher respiratory tract infection. Community physicians should take exceptional precautions on detecting respiratory symptoms in these patients, since they may result in pneumonia and bronchopneumonia. Presentation may be atypical and the complications may even lead to mortality.