Severe myopathy caused by the new pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in a child.
Myopathy is a rare complication of influenza infections. Here, we report on an eight-year-old girl with severe myopathy due to new pandemic influenza A (H1N1). She presented with severe myopathy following generalized tonic-clonic seizure and recovered completely within a few days.
Dinler
Gönül
G
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital, Kurupelit 55139, Samsun, Turkey. dinlerg@gmail.com
Sensoy
Gülnar
G
Sungur
Metin
M
Asilioğlu
Nazik
N
Taşdemir
Haydar Ali
HA
Kalayci
Ayhan Gazi
AG
D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D053139:Oseltamivir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D053139:Oseltamivir