A five-month old male with a single ventricle palliated with a bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis developed severe respiratory insufficiency from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pneumonitis. He was successfully rescued with extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy and recovered with minimal morbidity.
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