title: Aseptic meningitis in a child due to 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection.
abstract: Neurologic manifestations of seasonal influenza 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) are now known to include encephalitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, transverse myelitis, and acute necrotizing encephalopathy. We report a case of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) meningitis in a previously healthy six-year-old girl who presented with fever, headache, abdominal pain, and vomiting. The infection was confirmed via nasopharyngeal and throat swabs. She was treated with oseltamivir successfully. To our knowledge, she is the first child diagnosed as pandemic influenza A (H1N1) meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Adem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karbuz
authors.forename: Ergin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ciftçi
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.forename: Ulker
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Doğru
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000821:virology*; D053139:Oseltamivir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058873:Pandemics
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D053139:Oseltamivir