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Treatment with pericardial drainage, oseltamivir, and ibuprofen resulted in clinical improvement in a 3-month-old boy with novel influenza A (H1N1) infection complicated by pericardial effusion.
Case Report (n=1)
This report highlights that pericardial effusion can be a complication of novel influenza A (H1N1) infection in infants.
Pericardial effusion warrants consideration in infants with H1N1; single case leaves open incidence and optimal management.
We report the case of a 3-month-old boy with novel influenza A (H1N1) infection complicated by pericardial effusion. The patient was treated with pericardial drainage, oseltamivir, and ibuprofen and improved. Pericarditis and pericardial effusion have been occasionally associated with influenza A infections. To our knowledge, this is the first case of pericardial effusion reported during the current novel influenza A (H1N1) pandemic.
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Korányi et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Novel influenza A (H1N1) infection complicated by pericardial effusion (n=1). Pericardial drainage, oseltamivir, and ibuprofen was evaluated. Treatment with pericardial drainage, oseltamivir, and ibuprofen resulted in clinical improvement in a 3-month-old boy with novel influenza A (H1N1) infection complicated by pericardial effusion.
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