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oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:7977...

Sujet
Articles
Auteur
Reis, Rúben Adragão, Francisco Parente, Catarina Nunes, Inês Ramos, Armindo Nabais, Inês Silva, Isa
Langue
en
Editeur

SMC Media Srl

Catégorie

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine

Année

2021

Date de référencement

13/12/2022

Mots clés
disease infection influenza virus
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Résumé

Influenza virus infection can have a range of presentations, from asymptomatic to life-threatening disease.

We present the case of a 57-year-old woman with a known history of schizophrenia (controlled with medication) who presented to our emergency department in a coma after experiencing a seizure.

She had reported flu-like symptoms in the previous week, which evolved to dyspnoea and altered mental status culminating in seizures and coma.

Influenza virus A (H3N1) was identified in the cerebrospinal fluid.

Although a rare cause of encephalitis, the influenza virus should be considered in the differential diagnosis, especially during epidemics.

LEARNING POINTS: Influenza virus encephalitis should be considered in some specific settings, such as during pandemics or seasonal epidemics.

Altered mental status in a patient with a history of mental disease may be easily dismissed as secondary to prior disease or medication.

Although rare, extrapulmonary manifestations of influenza virus infection can be serious and fatal.

Reis, Rúben,Adragão, Francisco,Parente, Catarina,Nunes, Inês,Ramos, Armindo,Nabais, Inês,Silva, Isa, 2021, A Seasonal Cause of Encephalitis: Influenza Virus A (H3N1) Infection, SMC Media Srl

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