Pirimary influenza a pneumonia: Report of two cases

In this paper we aimed to emphasize the importance of influenza viruses in community- acquired pneumonia especially in immunocompromised and/or elderly patient populations.

📌 3 Key Takeaways

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Objective & Hypothesis:Flu is a highly contagious, acute respiratory disease that may spread easily.

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Key Findings & Data:The first case was a 22 years old women with systemic lupus erythematosus receiving immunosupressive treatment.

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Conclusion & Impact:In this paper we aimed to emphasize the importance of influenza viruses in community- acquired pneumonia especially in immunocompromised and/or elderly patient populations.

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:İnfluenza · insan · Pnömoni

Abstract

Flu is a highly contagious, acute respiratory disease that may spread easily. Influenza viruses are the only agent of the flu. These viruses are known to cause pneumonia and mortality especially in immunocompromised patients. In this report, two influenza pneumonia cases were reported. The first case was a 22 years old women with systemic lupus erythematosus receiving immunosupressive treatment. The second case was a 76 years old women. In this paper we aimed to emphasize the importance of influenza viruses in community- acquired pneumonia especially in immunocompromised and/or elderly patient populations.

Özet

Grip, kolaylıkla yayilabilen, son derece bulaşıcı, akut bir solunum yolu hastalığıdır, influenza virüsleri gribin tek etkenidir. Bu virüslerin özellikle bağışıklık sorunu olan hastalarda pnömoni ve mortaliteye neden oldukları bilinmektedir. Bu çalışmada, influenza pnömonisi tanısı alan 2 olgu bildirilmiştir. İlk olgu immünsüpresif tedavi alan 22 yaşında sistemik lupus eritematozuslu bir kadın hastaydı. İkinci olgu ise 76 yaşında bir kadın hastaydı. Bu yazıda, özellikle bağışıklığı baskılayıcı tedavi alan ve/veya yaşlı hasta popülasyonlarındaki toplum kökenli pnömonilerde influenza virüslerinin öneminin vurgulanması amaçlanmıştır.

Keywords

İnfluenza insan Pnömoni Kadın Yaşlı Genç erişkin Influenza Human Pneumonia Female Aged Young Adult

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Cite This Article

METE, B., AYGÜN, G., DEMİREL, A., ERGİN, S., MİDİLLİ, K., YILMAZ, G., ÜRKMEZ, S., DİKMEN, Y., ÖZTÜRK, R. (2009). Pirimary influenza a pneumonia: Report of two cases. Flora İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 14 - Sayı: 1, 48–51. https://ajindex.com/articles/209765

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