Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) virus-associated acute myopericarditis

Ergul Y., Nisli K., Durmus M. S., Omeroglu R. N.

TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS, vol.46, no.4, pp.337-339, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tpa.75
  • Journal Name: TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.337-339
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Although pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus may cause an upper respiratory tract infection similar to that caused by seasonal influenza, it can lead to serious complications such as pneumonia, encephalitis, and myocarditis. We describe a 2-year-old girl admitted with fever, cough, and vomiting followed by acute respiratory distress and diagnosed as H1N1-related myopericarditis. (Turk Arch Ped 2011; 46: 337-9)