2009 H1N1 influenza virus infection and necrotizing pneumonia treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
10.3345/kjp.2011.54.8.345
- Author:
Suntae JI
1
;
Ok Jeong LEE
;
Ji Hyuk YANG
;
Kangmo AHN
;
Joongbum CHO
;
Soo In JEONG
;
Woo sik HAN
;
Yae Jean KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yaejeankim@skku.edu
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
2009 H1N1 influenza;
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation;
Child;
Necrotizing pneumonia
- MeSH:
Child;
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation;
Humans;
Influenza, Human;
Korea;
Orthomyxoviridae;
Pneumonia;
Preschool Child;
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2011;54(8):345-349
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 3-year-old girl with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to a H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection was complicated by necrotizing pneumonia was successfully treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). This is the first reported case in which a pediatric patient was rescued with ECMO during the H1N1 influenza epidemic in Korea in 2009.
