Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage
- Antiviral Agents / administration & dosage
- Drainage
- Humans
- Ibuprofen / administration & dosage
- Infant
- Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
- Influenza, Human / complications*
- Influenza, Human / virology*
- Male
- Oseltamivir / administration & dosage
- Pericardial Effusion / diagnosis*
- Pericardial Effusion / drug therapy
- Pericardial Effusion / surgery
Substances
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Antiviral Agents
- Oseltamivir
- Ibuprofen