Severe myopathy caused by the new pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in a child

Gönül Dinler; Gülnar Sensoy; Metin Sungur; Nazik Asilioğlu; Haydar Ali Taşdemir; Ayhan Gazi Kalayci

doi:10.1258/td.2010.100024

Severe myopathy caused by the new pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in a child

Trop Doct. 2010 Oct;40(4):242-3. doi: 10.1258/td.2010.100024. Epub 2010 Jul 19.

Authors

Gönül Dinler¹, Gülnar Sensoy, Metin Sungur, Nazik Asilioğlu, Haydar Ali Taşdemir, Ayhan Gazi Kalayci

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital, Kurupelit 55139, Samsun, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 20643868
DOI: 10.1258/td.2010.100024

Abstract

Myopathy is a rare complication of influenza infections. Here, we report on an eight-year-old girl with severe myopathy due to new pandemic influenza A (H1N1). She presented with severe myopathy following generalized tonic-clonic seizure and recovered completely within a few days.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Child
Female
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
Influenza, Human / complications*
Influenza, Human / drug therapy
Influenza, Human / virology
Muscular Diseases / etiology*
Oseltamivir / therapeutic use
Seizures / etiology
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Oseltamivir