title: Severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by the influenza A (H1N1) virus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. sandrarib@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Sandra Aparecida
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Graziela Sgreccia
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Brasileiro
authors.forename: Luciana Novaes Campello
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Soleiman
authors.forename: Cristiano Cruz
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Cláudio Shoki
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kavaguti
mesh_terms: 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*