A rare complication related to H1N1 infection: Dilated cardiomyopathy

Authors : Mehmet TÜRE, Ayfer GÖZÜ PİRİNÇÇİOĞLU, Alper AKIN, Hasan BALIK, Seçkin İLTER, Sercan Yücel YANMAZ

Pages : 262-265

Doi:10.18621/eurj.356241

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Publication Date : 2018-07-04

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :The symptoms and findings of influenza A insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(H1N1); resemble the symptoms and findings of seasonal influenza and it generally emerges as an upper respiratory tract disease. Although the majority of patients with the influenza A virus recover spontaneously without complications, there have been occasional reports of myopericarditis. However the most frequent complications have been reported as viral pneumonia and more rarely dilated cardiomyopathy. In this paper, we report a 4-month-old infant, who admitted with shortness of breath, cough, tachycardia and respiratory problems and was diagnosed as having developed dilated cardiomyopathy associated with H1N1.
Keywords : H1N1, myocarditis, dilated cardiomyopathy