title: Influenza B infection associated with encephalitis: treatment with oseltamivir.
abstract: Encephalitis associated with acute influenza infection is unusual in nonepidemic years. A case of a 10-year-old child with influenza B encephalitis and profound weakness who was treated with oseltamivir is presented. This case illustrates several of the unusual findings associated with influenza infections and the result of treatment of influenza B encephalitis with oseltamivir.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland's Hospital for Children, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Straumanis
authors.forename: Milagritos D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Tapia
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009981:Influenza B virus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D053139:Oseltamivir; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D004279:DNA, Viral; D053139:Oseltamivir