title: Two episodes of systemic capillary leak syndrome in an 8-year-old boy, following influenza A virus infection.
abstract: Systemic capillary leak syndrome is a rare condition, characterized by hypotension, edema, hemoconcentration and hypoalbuminemia. We describe 2 episodes of systemic capillary leak syndrome, following influenza A virus infection, occurring during 2 subsequent influenza seasons, in an 8-year-old boy.
authors.affiliation: From the *University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloska,; †Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Japljeva; ‡Department of Allergology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology; §Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre, Bohoriceva; ¶Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Zaloska; ‖Department of Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Therapy, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Bohoriceva; and **Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Perme
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pokorn
authors.forename: Gašper
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Markelj
authors.forename: Tadej
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Avčin
authors.forename: Tadej
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Battelino
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uršič
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vidmar
authors.forename: Štefan
authors.initials: Š
authors.lastname: Grosek
mesh_terms: D019559:Capillary Leak Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male