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MARK FISHAUT, MD; STEVEN R. MOSTOW, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1980;134(3):321-323.

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Influenza A virus may cause severe illness in infancy.^1,2 Amantadine hydrochloride is effective as a prophylactic agent^3,4 and is free of serious side effects⁵ when administered to older children. Although therapeutic field trials with amantadine have included children,⁶ we are unaware of any attempts to treat serious illness caused by influenza A in childhood, nor are there dosage recommendations for children under 1 year of age.

Report of a Case.—A 5-month-old girl was admitted to Colorado General Hospital on Dec 21, 1977, with fever, cough, and tachypnea. Physical examination revealed otitis media and a seborrheic skin rash. A chest roentgenogram revealed diffuse interstitial infiltrates. In ambient oxygen, the Pao₂ was 38 mm Hg; the WBC count was 13,300/cu mm. She was treated with forced inspiratory oxygen (FIO₂) of 40% and received broad-spectrum antibiotics for presumed bacterial pneumonia and sepsis until cultures of blood, spinal . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Virology Laboratory Children's Hospital 219 Bryant St Buffalo, NY 14222; Division of Infectious Diseases Department of Pediatrics University of Colorado Medical Center and Veterans Administration Hospital Denver, Colo

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