Necrotizing Pneumonia Caused by H1N1 Virus in a Child with Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection after Cardiac Surgery

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is a rare form of congenital heart disease, occurring in only 1.5% of children with congenital heart disease. Although the mortality and morbidity of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection have decreased dramatically due to improvements in surgery, po...

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Published in:Acta Cardiologica Sinica 2016-11, Vol.32 (6), p.751-754
Main Authors: Ramoğlu, Mehmet G, Uçar, Tayfun, Kendirli, Tanıl, Eyileten, Zeynep, Atalay, Semra
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Language:English
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Summary:Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is a rare form of congenital heart disease, occurring in only 1.5% of children with congenital heart disease. Although the mortality and morbidity of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection have decreased dramatically due to improvements in surgery, postoperative pulmonary venous obstruction is still a cause of late mortality in patients with corrected total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Influenza A H1N1, the most common cause of human influenza in 2009, may cause pneumonia presenting with increased disease severity. Herein we have presented a well-documented case of necrotizing H1N1 pneumonia mimicking postoperative pulmonary venous obstruction in a 4-month-old patient with surgically corrected total anomalous pulmonary venous connection.
ISSN:1011-6842
DOI:10.6515/ACS20160225B