title: Influenza A (H3N2) associated acute necrotising encephalopathy.
abstract: We present a case of 16 year old female admitted with complaints of influenza like symptoms followed by convulsions and sudden impairment of consciousness. Magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities were found in bilateral thalami including cerebellum. Diagnosis of influenza associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy was made on the basis of clinical features, neuroimaging findings and isolation of influenza A(H3N2) virus from throat swab. This is probably first case of Influenza associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy reported in India in 2009.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medicine, B.J. Medical College, Pune.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sangle
authors.forename: Girish
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vadgaonkar
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Kadam
authors.forename: Manjeet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chadha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053122:Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D004684:Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology