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Presentation of Case

Dr. I. David Todres (Pediatric Intensive Care): An eighteen-year-old man was admitted to the hospital in shock after a five-day illness.

The patient had been in good health until five days before admission, when cough and myalgias developed. The next day, he was seen at a college health service and given a cough suppressant. The day after, he was seen by a physician at the health service. His lungs were clear, and a diagnosis of bronchitis was made. Azithromycin and albuterol by metered-dose inhaler were prescribed, and the patient started taking the antibiotic the following day. His temperature rose to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Differential Diagnosis

Influenza Outbreaks and Pandemics

Influenza Surveillance

Complications of Influenza

Clinical Diagnosis

Dr. Julie L. Gerberding's Diagnosis

Pathological Discussion

Anatomical Diagnoses

Source Information

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta (J.L.G.); and the Cardiac Echo Lab and Department of Medicine (J.G.M.), Department of Radiology (J.O.S.), and Department of Pathology (R.L.K.), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

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Case 9-2004: An 18-Year-Old Man with Respiratory Symptoms and Shock
Kopterides P., Todres I. D.
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N Engl J Med 2004; 351:105-106, Jul 1, 2004. Correspondence

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• Kopterides, P., Todres, I. D. (2004). Case 9-2004: An 18-Year-Old Man with Respiratory Symptoms and Shock. NEJM 351: 105-106 [Full Text]