Open AccessAdult patient with novel H1N1 infection presented with encephalitis, rhabdomyolysis, pneumonia and polyneuropathy
Author(s) -
Ketan Patel,
Atul Patel,
Shalin Shah,
Rajiv Ranjan,
Sudhir V. Shah
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.100581
Subject(s) - medicine , rhabdomyolysis , encephalitis , pneumonia , polyneuropathy , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , pandemic , covid-19 , immunology , disease , virus , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Neurological complications of influenza are well known. Influenza A is commonly associated with neurological complications. Neurological complications especially encephalitis is described in the pediatric age group of patients with current pandemic novel H1N1 infection. We are describing a case of novel H1N1 infection presenting with multi-system involvement (encephalitis, bilateral pneumonia, severe rhabdomyolysis leading to renal failure and polyneuropathy) in adult patient.