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Case Reports
. 2025 Jan;16(1):130-132.
doi: 10.1177/21501351241282281. Epub 2024 Nov 5.

Aortic Rupture in a Pediatric Patient With Influenza

Madison A Grasty  1 , Nathan L'Etoile  2 , Lindsay J Nitsche  1 , Moe Takeda  3 , Brian T Fisher  2 , Stacy Drant  4 , Constantine D Mavroudis  1
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Aortic Rupture in a Pediatric Patient With Influenza

Madison A Grasty et al. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Jan.

Abstract

Influenza can lead to significant morbidity and mortality in children. Aortopathy tends to occur in adults during influenza season; however, aortic pathology in children with influenza is exceedingly rare. This report describes a child who experienced an aortic rupture during an influenza infection without evidence of secondary bacterial infection or connective tissue disorder.

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