Acute encephalopathy associated with influenza virus infection in a patient with hyperprolinaemia type II.
We report a 4-year-old boy with hyperprolinaemia type II presenting acute encephalopathy associated with influenza virus type A infection. This case suggests that hyperprolinaemia may cause acute encephalopathy under certain conditions.
Kato
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Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyusyu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Ihara
K
K
Miyako
K
K
Kuhara
T
T
Inoue
Y
Y
Hara
T
T
D000592:Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000378:metabolism*; D011392:Proline / Q000378:metabolism*
D011392:Proline