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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1815748
Case Report

Major Air Leak Syndrome in Child Secondary to Sporadic H1N1 Influenza: An Unusual Occurrence

Authors

  • Md Kashif Rizwi 

    1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bihar, Patna, India

  • Anamika Meena

    1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bihar, Patna, India

  • Srishti Sharma

    1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bihar, Patna, India

  • Shyam Nandan

    1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bihar, Patna, India
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Abstract

The symptoms of H1N1 influenza infection may be similar to those of seasonal influenza, and hospitalization is not required in most of the cases. However, the virus can infect the lower respiratory tract and cause rapidly progressive pneumonia, especially in susceptible children. Air leak in children with influenza has been mainly described with the pandemic variant of H1N1; however, sporadic strains of H1N1 also have the potential to cause massive air leak. secondary causes should be judiciously excluded before the management of such cases.

Keywords

H1N1 influenza - air leak - pneumomediastinum

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Article published online:
19 February 2026

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