Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy Progressing to Brain Death in a Pediatric Patient with Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Infection

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作者
Martin, Alexandra [2 ]
Reade, Erin Parrish [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tennessee, Coll Med Chattanooga, Dept Pediat, Div Crit Care Med, Chattanooga, TN 37403 USA
[2] Univ Tennessee, Coll Med Chattanooga, Dept Pediat, Pediat Residency Program, Chattanooga, TN 37403 USA
关键词
VIRUS-INFECTION; CHILDREN; ENCEPHALITIS; CHILDHOOD; LESIONS; TEXAS; JAPAN;
D O I
10.1086/651501
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
We report a case of encephalopathy progressing to brain death in a pediatric patient with confirmed infection with novel influenza H1N1. Although neurologic dysfunction associated with H1N1 has been described, we believe this to be the first published report of brain death associated with H1N1 infection.
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