Pneumonia, influenza virus A (H1N1) and atypical evolution in the Intensive Care Unit

Authors

  • Francisco Cordié Muñoz Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara
  • Wilder Reinoso Fernández Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara
  • Sailys Rodríguez López Policlínico “Chiqui Gómez Lubián”. Santa Clara, Villa Clara

Keywords:

influenza A virus, H1N1 subtype

Abstract

It is presented a patient of 50 years old, atypical in its evolution and its complications, he was hospitalized in February 2014 in the Intensive Care Unit of the  "Arnaldo Milian Castro"Surgical Hospital, City of Santa Clara, Villa Clara Province. He presented fever, dry cough, arthralgia, myalgia, and dyspnea. He was diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia caused by influenza A virus (H1N1) to test -confirmed chain reaction reversa- transcriptase-polymerase; he had an unusual evolution, with complications such as spontaneous pneumothorax right, necrotizing pneumonia and empyema caused by Pseudomonas of the same side. The patient progressed satisfactorily despite the complications and was discharged at 30 days.

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Cordié Muñoz F, Reinoso Fernández W, Rodríguez López S. Pneumonia, influenza virus A (H1N1) and atypical evolution in the Intensive Care Unit. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2014 Sep. 22 [cited 2025 Jun. 27];8(3):100-3. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/160

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2014): July-September

Section

Case Reports

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