title: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a child due to 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus.
abstract: The 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus spread throughout the world and caused different clinical situations. Here, we report a 4.5-year-old boy with spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) complicating pneumonia associated with H1N1 virus. SPM could be associated with bronchial obstruction or necrotizing pneumonia, and the prognosis of patients with SPM associated with necrosis is worse than of patients with SPM associated with bronchial obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Tanil
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kendirli
authors.forename: Handan Uğur
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Dinçaslan
authors.forename: Ergin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ciftçi
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ince
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications*; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed