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Med Princ Pract. 2018 Feb 5. doi: 10.1159/000487398. [Epub ahead of print]
Focal Encephalitis, Meningitis and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Associated with Influenza A Infection.
Liang CY, Yang CH, Lin JN.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To present a case of influenza A infection complicated with focal encephalitis, meningitis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION:
A 35-year-old woman presented with fever, headache, cough, and body aches. Seizures, altered consciousness, and dyspnea occurred later. The nasopharyngeal swab revealed a positive reaction for influenza A antigen. The magnetic resonance imaging scans showed a T2 prolongation at left frontoparietal subcortical white matter, which was consistent with focal encephalitis. She recovered after treatment with oseltamivir and antibiotics.
CONCLUSION:
This case report highlights focal encephalitis with concomitant pulmonary complications after influenza A infection.
?2018The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.
PMID: 29402867 DOI: 10.1159/000487398
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Focal Encephalitis, Meningitis and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Associated with Influenza A Infection.
Liang CY, Yang CH, Lin JN.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To present a case of influenza A infection complicated with focal encephalitis, meningitis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION:
A 35-year-old woman presented with fever, headache, cough, and body aches. Seizures, altered consciousness, and dyspnea occurred later. The nasopharyngeal swab revealed a positive reaction for influenza A antigen. The magnetic resonance imaging scans showed a T2 prolongation at left frontoparietal subcortical white matter, which was consistent with focal encephalitis. She recovered after treatment with oseltamivir and antibiotics.
CONCLUSION:
This case report highlights focal encephalitis with concomitant pulmonary complications after influenza A infection.
?2018The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.
PMID: 29402867 DOI: 10.1159/000487398
Free full text