Severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by the influenza A (H1N1) virus.
In view of the pandemic caused by a new virus, influenza A (H1N1), we report the case of a 56-year-old patient without relevant risk factors and with severe acute respiratory syndrome resulting from infection with this virus. We present the results of laboratory tests and the imaging findings (chest X-ray and CT scans). The evolution was favorable, and the patient was discharged after 14 days.
Ribeiro
Sandra Aparecida
SA
Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. sandrarib@uol.com.br
Brasileiro
Graziela Sgreccia
GS
Soleiman
Luciana Novaes Campello
LN
Silva
Cristiano Cruz
CC
Kavaguti
Cláudio Shoki
CS
D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*