Japan: 7 year old boy dies of new H1N1, had brain fever

[Gert van der Hoek]

google translated

New flu killed a small boy = youngest one, the encephalopathy

September 22 2009

Shiga Prefecture, on Wednesday, Moriyama-city elementary school in the prefecture of the new flu grade one boy (7) announced the death in influenza encephalopathy.

Who died of suspected infection or infected with the new 18 th. The youngest boy, in elementary school was th 2.

According to the prefecture, the boy is the one in the past few months that the degree of fever had been diagnosed with periodic fever syndrome is suspected.

Despite [sept] 19 visits to North Korea fever, influenza testing is done, and was prescribed a medicine for fever and was sent home. Next day [sept] 20 day 40 visits a clinic with a fever of different degrees.

Simple test positive for influenza A and, in the hospital for seizures and other symptoms appear, wearing a respirator has been treated with Tamiflu.

The worse, the Shiga University of Medical Transferred to hospital on Tuesday night, 21 night, police said.

The influenza encephalopathy, which is known to worsen symptoms strong antipyretic components, cautioned that the Japan Pediatric Society.

Acetaminophen was prescribed at this time, the prefecture was "proper medicine" and that.

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090922-00000026-jij-soci

thanks to Makoto


This young child could be the same one, mentioned here: http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=125936

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Japan: 7 year old boy dies of new H1N1, had encephalopathy

7-year-old boy dies of new-flu infection in Shiga

Tuesday 22nd September, 2009

OTSU —
A seven-year-old boy in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture, died Monday of influenza-related brain fever after being infected with the new H1N1 flu, the prefectural office said Tuesday.

The boy became the youngest, and 18th, victim of the epidemic in Japan, including suspected cases, according to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry. His case is also the first involving a brain fever associated with the new strain of flu, it said.

The boy had previously suffered periodic fever syndrome, but the prefectural office said it has yet to confirm a link between his previous illness and the influenza-related brain fever.

The office said the boy came down with a fever Saturday morning and ran a temperature of 40.6 degrees C on Sunday.

He tested positive for the influenza A virus in abbreviated tests and was admitted to an intensive care unit at a prefectural hospital.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/7-year-old-boy-dies-of-new-flu-infection-in-shiga

[Snowy Owl]

Re: Japan: 7 year old boy dies of new H1N1, had brain fever

google translated

New flu killed a small boy = youngest one, the encephalopathy

September 22 2009



The influenza encephalopathy, which is known to worsen symptoms strong antipyretic components, cautioned that the Japan Pediatric Society.

Acetaminophen was prescribed at this time, the prefecture was "proper medicine" and that.

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090922-00000026-jij-soci

thanks to Makoto


This young child could be the same one, mentioned here: http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=125936

As said before Ibuprofen MUST NOT be given but rather Acetaminophen

cf : Ibuprofen?

All thanks to Makoto and Dutchy

[Chuck]

Re: Japan: 7 year old boy dies of new H1N1, had brain fever

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090923a6.html

Boy dies of swine flu infection

OTSU, Shiga Pref. (Kyodo) A 7-year-old boy in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture, died Monday of influenza-related brain fever after being infected with swine flu, the prefectural government said Tuesday.

The boy became the youngest, and 18th, fatal victim of the epidemic in Japan, including suspected cases, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said.

His case is also the first involving a brain fever associated with the new flu strain.

The boy had previously suffered periodic fever syndrome, but prefectural officials said they have yet to confirm a link between his previous illness and the influenza-related brain fever.

They said the boy came down with a fever Saturday morning and ran a temperature of 40.6 degrees Sunday.

He tested positive for the influenza A virus in abbreviated tests and was admitted to an intensive care unit at a prefectural hospital.

Doctors performed detailed tests that determined the boy had the A/H1N1 strain of influenza.

The previous youngest victim was a 12-year-old boy, who died in Yokohama. He was also the first minor to die of the strain in Japan. He had bronchial asthma.