The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2011 , Vol 53 , Num 1
Aseptic Meningitis İn A Child Due To 2009 Pandemic İnfluenza A (H1N1) İnfection
Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Özdemir H, Karbuz A, Çiftçi E, İnce E, Doğru Ü. Aseptic meningitis in a child due to 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection. Turk J Pediatr 2011; 53: 91-93.

Neurologic manifestations of seasonal influenza 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) are now known to include encephalitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, transverse myelitis, and acute necrotizing encephalopathy. We report a case of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) meningitis in a previously healthy six-year-old girl who presented with fever, headache, abdominal pain, and vomiting. The infection was confirmed via nasopharyngeal and throat swabs. She was treated with oseltamivir successfully. To our knowledge, she is the first child diagnosed as pandemic influenza A (H1N1) meningitis. Keywords : child, H1N1, influenza, meningitis.

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