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Constrictive Pericarditis Accompanied by Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Infection

2010; Korean Society of Circulation; Volume: 40; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4070/kcj.2010.40.10.539

1738-5555

Ji-Yong Jang, Hyuk‐Jae Chang, Yangsoo Jang, Sang Hoon Han, Woo-Dae Bang, Sung Soo Cho, Chang‐Myung Oh, Hee Tae Yu, Chi Young Shim, Jong‐Won Ha, Namsik Chung,

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) is caused by a new strain of the influenza virus. The disease has spread rapidly and was declared a pandemic in April, 2009. So far, however, there is a scarcity of information regarding the complications of swine influenza. A report of the disease in the winter of 2009 in the Southern Hemisphere found that the most common manifestations of influenza A virus infection are upper respiratory tract infection and pneumonia. Although there may be an association between fulminant myocarditis and Swine influenza, cardiovascular complications resulting from swine Influenza A infection are exceedingly rare. We report a case of acute constrictive pericarditis in a healthy subject infected by the swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus.