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Volume 4
Journal of Infectious Diseases and Treatment
ISSN: 2472-1093
Page 55
Euro Infectious Diseases 2018 &
Histopathology 2018
September 27-29, 2018
&
JOINT EVENT
September 27-29, 2018 Rome, Italy
5
th
International Conference on
Histopathology & Cytopathology
10
th
Euro-Global Conference on
Infectious Diseases
InfluenzaAH1N1 pneumonia in a pregnant lady complicated with acute respiratory distress syndrome:
A case study
Abeer M Rawy
Benha University, Egypt
P
neumonia is an inflammatory disease of lung parenchyma which is caused by infectious microorganism, bacteria, viruses
and fungi. Pregnancy is considered as a risk factor of influenza infection and its related morbidity and mortality. Bacterial
pneumonia complicating influenza infection is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The aim of this case study is to
present this difficult and complicated case diagnosis and management. Also, we aimed to raise the attention about the team
work benefits. This report presents A 39 year’s old female patient, pregnant 32 weeks presented with high grade fever associated
with cough and breathing difficulty for last three days before admission. Clinically she was diagnosed as pneumonia and she
was admitted in ICCU due to hypoxemia. On the second day patient get worse and connected to mechanical ventilation.
An elective caesarian section was done in ICCU and baby was shifted to NICU. Swab for H1N1 and corona viruses were
done. Results came with influenza A H1N1 was detected and patient was managed as a case of H1N1 community acquired
pneumonia complicated with ARDS and respiratory failure. Patient stayed in ICCU on high frequency oscillatory ventilation,
received oseltamivir and course of antibiotics. She was discharged after improvement and her baby also was in a good health.
abeer_rawy@yahoo.comJ Infec Dis Treat 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2472-1093-C1-003