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IL-10RA Mutation as a Risk Factor of Severe Influenza-Associated Encephalopathy: A Case Report.
Pediatrics - 1 Jun 2018
Ishige Takashi, Igarashi Yoshiko, Hatori Reiko, Tatsuki Maiko, Sasahara Yoji, Takizawa Takumi, Arakawa Hirokazu
Abstract excerpt
Influenza-associated encephalitis and encephalopathy (IAE) is a severe complication of influenza infection with high morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a patient with IL-10RA mutation who developed encephalopathy after influenza infection. A 10-day-old boy developed recurrent fever and anal fistula. Growth failure gradually became apparent. He had been treated with antibiotics and elemental...
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