2009 H1N1 influenza virus infection and necrotizing pneumonia treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Korean J Pediatr. 2011 Aug;54(8):345-9. doi: 10.3345/kjp.2011.54.8.345. Epub 2011 Aug 31.

Abstract

A 3-year-old girl with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to a H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection was complicated by necrotizing pneumonia was successfully treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). This is the first reported case in which a pediatric patient was rescued with ECMO during the H1N1 influenza epidemic in Korea in 2009.

Keywords: 2009 H1N1 influenza; Child; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Necrotizing pneumonia.