Encephalitis-associated pandemic A (H1N1) 2009 in a Kuwaiti girl.
OBJECTIVE
To report an 11-year-old girl with encephalitis-associated pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus infection.


METHODS
An 11-year-old girl presented with a 6-day history of influenza-like illness followed by an altered mental status for 1 day. She tested positive for pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus by PCR of her nasal swab. Her CSF analysis was completely normal, including PCR for pandemic influenza A virus. Her brain MRI and EEG showed evidence suggestive of encephalitis. She was treated with oral Oseltamivir with good recovery.


CONCLUSIONS
This case report shows that neurological complications can occur after respiratory tract infection with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus.
Department of Pediatrics, Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait. fwz.albag @ gmail.com
Fawaz
F
Al-Baghli
Wafaa
W
Al-Ateeqi
D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007730:Kuwait; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D053139:Oseltamivir / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D053139:Oseltamivir