title: H1N1-Associated Encephalitis in a Child with Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia and Bacteremia due to Klebsiella Pneumoniae.
abstract: Herein we present a neutropenic 16-year-old female with acute myeloblastic leukemia that developed recurrentgeneralized seizures while receiving antimicrobial therapy (including oseltamivir) due to pneumonia, bacteremiaof Klebsiella pneumoniae, and H1N1 infection. The patient's seizures were controlled using assisted ventilation.Electroencephalography showed that the patient had encephalopathy. Cranial computed tomography (CT), magneticresonance imaging (MRI), and MRI angiography findings were normal. The patient fully recovered without sequelae.This case indicates that during pandemics of influenza-like diseases H1N1 infection should always be a consideration.
authors.affiliation: Dr A.Y. Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Lale
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olcay
authors.affiliation: Dr A.Y. Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Seda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oztürkmen
authors.affiliation: Dr A.Y. Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bıçakçı
authors.affiliation: Dr A.Y. Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akyay
authors.affiliation: Dr A.Y. Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülşen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iskender
authors.affiliation: Dr A.Y. Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kamuran Türker
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Sayılır
authors.affiliation: Dr A.Y. Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.affiliation: Dr A.Y. Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Department of Anesthesia, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Saadet Dikmen
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Menteş
authors.affiliation: Dr A.Y. Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Department of Anesthesia, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kapusuz
authors.affiliation: Ankara University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ertem
keywords: Acute myeloblastic leukemia; Encephalitis; H1N1
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