H1N1 disseminated infection in a 3-month-old boy.
Earlier this year a new influenza virus emerged. In children, the clinical manifestations of H1N1 infection are similar to those reported during periods of seasonal influenza. We report on a 3-month-old boy with an upper respiratory tract infection who presented enteropathy, coagulopathy and encephalitis related to H1N1. The infection was confirmed in nasopharyngeal aspirate, stools and cerebrospinal fluid by real-time PCR. Treatment with oseltamivir was started.
Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Lisbon, Portugal. marta.moniz@gmail.com
Marta
M
Moniz
Pedro
P
Nunes
Catarina
C
Silvestre
Clara
C
Abadesso
Ester
E
Matias
Helena
H
Loureiro
Helena
H
Almeida
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male