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#IDgrandrounds #2
1/6
4-day old infant presents from home w/ fever and seizure. Brain MRI: diffuse diffusion restriction. All w/u (-) except multiplex PCR: influenza A!
Dx: neonatal influenza A, acute encephalopathy w/ biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion (AESD)
1/6
4-day old infant presents from home w/ fever and seizure. Brain MRI: diffuse diffusion restriction. All w/u (-) except multiplex PCR: influenza A!
Dx: neonatal influenza A, acute encephalopathy w/ biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion (AESD)
2/6
Neonatal influenza
-- trans placental possible but most commonly POSTNATAL acquisition
-- more SEVERE disease than older children & adults
-- prevention: IMMUNIZATION of caregivers/family, immunization of pregnant women
#WhyIVaccinate @IDSAInfo #IDWeek2019
Neonatal influenza
-- trans placental possible but most commonly POSTNATAL acquisition
-- more SEVERE disease than older children & adults
-- prevention: IMMUNIZATION of caregivers/family, immunization of pregnant women
#WhyIVaccinate @IDSAInfo #IDWeek2019
3/6
Influenza-associated neurological disease
-- 1st reported in 1918
-- most cases in children
-- pleocytosis is often absent
-- spectrum of disease (see pic👇)
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24352349
Influenza-associated neurological disease
-- 1st reported in 1918
-- most cases in children
-- pleocytosis is often absent
-- spectrum of disease (see pic👇)
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24352349
