Fatal swine influenza pneumonia during late pregnancy.
Serious morbidity or death from swine influenza infection is unusual in the immunocompetent host. We present a fatal case of pneumonia caused by this virus in a previously healthy 32-year-old woman during her third trimester of pregnancy, and review all published case reports of swine influenza in United States civilians. Pregnancy may be a predisposing factor to fulminant infection with swine influenza virus.
McKinney
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Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Volkert
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Kaufman
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology