Influenza A (H1N1) Pneumonia. Three cases in children

It is made a report of three cases of pneumonia due to Influenza A (H1N1) with satisfactory evolution, assisted in the Intensive Care Unit of the Cienfuegos’s Pediatric Hospital Paquito González Cueto, and whose diagnosis were confirmed for the test Reaction in Chain of the Reverse "Polimerase-...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	MediSur Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 48 - 51
Main Authors:	Ariel Efrén Uriarte Méndez, Jesús Vila Díaz, Andrés Prieto Apesteguía, Dunia Chavez Amaro, Jorge Luis Capote, Orlando Leyro Salgado
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 01-04-2011
Subjects:	epidemia influenza a (h1n1) neumonía
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	It is made a report of three cases of pneumonia due to Influenza A (H1N1) with satisfactory evolution, assisted in the Intensive Care Unit of the Cienfuegos’s Pediatric Hospital Paquito González Cueto, and whose diagnosis were confirmed for the test Reaction in Chain of the Reverse "Polimerase-Transcriptase" (RCP-TR) in nasopharyngeal samples. The X-rays and the laboratory exams are shown. The films reveal alveolar multifocal infiltrates, different from the interstitial pattern that commonly appears in viral pneumonias. It was significant the trombocitopenia proved in one of the patients, a fact that has been rarely reported. This work try to contribute to the best knowledge of the disease in children.
ISSN:	1727-897X