Influenza a infection unmasking an underlying mitral valve stenosis in a 19-year-old boy
Infection with Influenza virus is uncommon in the present times, though a number of cases were reported during pandemics in 1918 in various regions of America. We report a case where a young male patient presented to the hospital with a clinical picture of acute respiratory distress syndrome that tu...
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| author | Shafali Nandwani Apurva Pande Mahip Saluja |
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| description | Infection with Influenza virus is uncommon in the present times, though a number of cases were reported during pandemics in 1918 in various regions of America. We report a case where a young male patient presented to the hospital with a clinical picture of acute respiratory distress syndrome that turned out to be a viral pneumonia caused by Influenza A virus and it aggravated an underlying yet undiagnosed mitral valve stenosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f62c8b1809ce484fa62b2f5b2a2796ed2022-12-21T22:28:26ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632013-01-012220420510.4103/2249-4863.117427Influenza a infection unmasking an underlying mitral valve stenosis in a 19-year-old boyShafali NandwaniApurva PandeMahip SalujaInfection with Influenza virus is uncommon in the present times, though a number of cases were reported during pandemics in 1918 in various regions of America. We report a case where a young male patient presented to the hospital with a clinical picture of acute respiratory distress syndrome that turned out to be a viral pneumonia caused by Influenza A virus and it aggravated an underlying yet undiagnosed mitral valve stenosis.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2013;volume=2;issue=2;spage=204;epage=205;aulast=NandwaniGuillain-barre syndromeinfluenza Amitral valve stenosispandemicsreye′s syndromeStaphylococcus aureus |
| spellingShingle | Shafali Nandwani Apurva Pande Mahip Saluja Influenza a infection unmasking an underlying mitral valve stenosis in a 19-year-old boy Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Guillain-barre syndrome influenza A mitral valve stenosis pandemics reye′s syndrome Staphylococcus aureus |
| title | Influenza a infection unmasking an underlying mitral valve stenosis in a 19-year-old boy |
| title_full | Influenza a infection unmasking an underlying mitral valve stenosis in a 19-year-old boy |
| title_fullStr | Influenza a infection unmasking an underlying mitral valve stenosis in a 19-year-old boy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influenza a infection unmasking an underlying mitral valve stenosis in a 19-year-old boy |
| title_short | Influenza a infection unmasking an underlying mitral valve stenosis in a 19-year-old boy |
| title_sort | influenza a infection unmasking an underlying mitral valve stenosis in a 19 year old boy |
| topic | Guillain-barre syndrome influenza A mitral valve stenosis pandemics reye′s syndrome Staphylococcus aureus |
| url | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2013;volume=2;issue=2;spage=204;epage=205;aulast=Nandwani |
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