Severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by the influenza A (H1N1) virus

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J. bras. pneumol. vol.36 no.3 S?o Paulo May/June 2010
doi: 10.1590/S1806-37132010000300017

CASE REPORT



Severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by the influenza A (H1N1) virus*





Sandra Aparecida RibeiroI; Graziela Sgreccia BrasileiroII; Luciana Novaes Campello SoleimanIII; Cristiano Cruz SilvaIV; Cl?udio Shoki KavagutiV

IHead of the Department of Clinical Preventive Medicine. Federal University of S?o Paulo, S?o Paulo, Brazil
IIPulmonologist. S?o Paulo Hospital for State Civil Servants, S?o Paulo, Brazil
IIIPulmonologist. Tatuap? Municipal Hospital, S?o Paulo, Brazil
IVIntensivist and Pulmonologist. Diadema City Hall, Diadema, Brazil
VPhysician. Diadema City Hall, Diadema, Brazil


ABSTRACT

In view of the pandemic caused by a new virus, influenza A (H1N1), we report the case of a 56-year-old patient without relevant risk factors and with severe acute respiratory syndrome resulting from infection with this virus. We present the results of laboratory tests and the imaging findings (chest X-ray and CT scans). The evolution was favorable, and the patient was discharged after 14 days.

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