Two Cases of Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by Hospital-Acquired Pandemic Influenza (H1N1 2009) in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Author: Jung Hyun KIM ¹ ; Soon Hyo KWON ; Eun Jung LEE ; Eun Jung KIM ; Tae Hyong KIM ; Jin Seok JEON ; Hyunjin NOH ; Dong Cheol HAN
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ksoonhyo@hosp.sch.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Pandemic influenza/Respiratory distress syndrome; Adult/Kidney transplantation
MeSH: Adult; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Influenza, Human; Kidney; Kidney Transplantation; Oseltamivir; Pandemics; Transplants
From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2010;42(2):117-121
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Since pandemic influenza was declared by WHO at June 2009, severe pandemic influenza cases were reported among pregnant, obese, immunocompromised patients including transplant candidates and recipients were reported. Here we report two cases of pandemic influenza (H1N1 2009) with respiratory distress syndrome in adult patients with kidney transplantation. They were successfully treated with combination of antiviral therapy including high dose oseltamivir. Although clinical symptoms and signs were improved immediately when anti-viral therapy was started, radiologic finding resolved after several weeks.