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Acute encephalopathy associated with influenza virus infection in a patient with hyperprolinaemia type II
Author(s) -
Kato Y.,
Ihara K.,
Miyako K.,
Kuhara T.,
Inoue Y.,
Hara T.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of inherited metabolic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1573-2665
pISSN - 0141-8955
DOI - 10.1007/s10545-005-0048-3
Subject(s) - encephalopathy , medicine , virus , virology , influenza a virus , immunology , pediatrics
Summary We report a 4‐year‐old boy with hyperprolinaemia type II presenting acute encephalopathy associated with influenza virus type A infection. This case suggests that hyperprolinaemia may cause acute encephalopathy under certain conditions.