[Fulminant influenza type A associated myocarditis: a fatal case in an 8 year old child].
Fulminant Influenza type A-associated myocarditis are very rare in children. The clinical presentation is non specific, like flu illness, cardiogenic shock or sudden cardiac arrest. We report the case of a eight years old girl with a fulminant Influenza A-associated myocarditis with a fatal evolution despite the use of an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The aim of this observation is to remind that influenza in children, usually considered as a benign illness, can exceptionally be complicated by a fulminant myocarditis. Because the possibility to recover a full myocardial function, the persistence of severe heart failure despite the medical treatment should conduct rapidly to a mechanical circulatory assistance.
Letouze
N
N
Service de réanimation pédiatrique, CHU de Caen.
Jokic
M
M
Maragnes
P
P
Rouleau
V
V
Flais
F
F
Vabret
A
A
Freymuth
F
F
D002648:Child; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*