Severe myopathy caused by the new pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in a child

Trop Doct. 2010 Oct;40(4):242-3. doi: 10.1258/td.2010.100024. Epub 2010 Jul 19.

Abstract

Myopathy is a rare complication of influenza infections. Here, we report on an eight-year-old girl with severe myopathy due to new pandemic influenza A (H1N1). She presented with severe myopathy following generalized tonic-clonic seizure and recovered completely within a few days.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
  • Influenza, Human / complications*
  • Influenza, Human / drug therapy
  • Influenza, Human / virology
  • Muscular Diseases / etiology*
  • Oseltamivir / therapeutic use
  • Seizures / etiology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Oseltamivir