Pericardial effusion complicating novel influenza A (H1N1) infection in an infant

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Aug;29(8):782-3. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181de4952.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

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