Aseptic meningitis in a child due to 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection
Neurologic manifestations of seasonal influenza 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) are now known to include encephalitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, transverse myelitis, and acute necrotizing encephalopathy. We report a case of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2011-02-01
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Neurologic manifestations of seasonal influenza 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) are now known to include encephalitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, transverse myelitis, and acute necrotizing encephalopathy. We report a case of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) meningitis in a previously healthy six-year-old girl who presented with fever, headache, abdominal pain, and vomiting. The infection was confirmed via nasopharyngeal and throat swabs. She was treated with oseltamivir successfully. To our knowledge, she is the first child diagnosed as pandemic influenza A (H1N1) meningitis.
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| spelling | doaj-art-9832f0d9788b474fa2a826687d47bcf02025-08-20T02:55:41ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212011-02-01531Aseptic meningitis in a child due to 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infectionHalil Ozdemir0Adem KarbuzErgin CiftçiErdal InceUlker DoğruDepartment of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. Neurologic manifestations of seasonal influenza 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) are now known to include encephalitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, transverse myelitis, and acute necrotizing encephalopathy. We report a case of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) meningitis in a previously healthy six-year-old girl who presented with fever, headache, abdominal pain, and vomiting. The infection was confirmed via nasopharyngeal and throat swabs. She was treated with oseltamivir successfully. To our knowledge, she is the first child diagnosed as pandemic influenza A (H1N1) meningitis. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1728 |
| spellingShingle | Halil Ozdemir Adem Karbuz Ergin Ciftçi Erdal Ince Ulker Doğru Aseptic meningitis in a child due to 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Aseptic meningitis in a child due to 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection |
| title_full | Aseptic meningitis in a child due to 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection |
| title_fullStr | Aseptic meningitis in a child due to 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aseptic meningitis in a child due to 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection |
| title_short | Aseptic meningitis in a child due to 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection |
| title_sort | aseptic meningitis in a child due to 2009 pandemic influenza a h1n1 infection |
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