Influenza a infection unmasking an underlying mitral valve stenosis in a 19-year-old boy.
Autor(es): Nandwani Shafali; Pande Apurva; Saluja Mahip
Resumo: Infection with Influenza virus is uncommon in the present times, though a number of cases were reported during pandemics in 1918 in various regions of America. We report a case where a young male patient presented to the hospital with a clinical picture of acute respiratory distress syndrome that turned out to be a viral pneumonia caused by Influenza A virus and it aggravated an underlying yet undiagnosed mitral valve stenosis.
Palavras-Chave: Guillain-barre syndrome, Staphylococcus aureus, influenza A, mitral valve stenosis, pandemics, reye's syndrome
Imprenta: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, v. 2, n. 2, p. 204-205, 2013
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.4103/2249-4863.117427
Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - virus
Data de publicação: 2013
