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Report #2865186

Received Oct 12, 2025

Life-threateningHospitalized
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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
8 yrs
State
WA
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Oct 10, 2025
Onset
Oct 11, 2025
Days to onset
1
Hospital days
3

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
FLUN3INFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (FLUMIST)MEDIMMUNE VACCINES, INC.UNK—IN / NS

Symptoms (29)

COVID-19Computerised tomogram head normalCoordination abnormalCyanosisDroolingElectroencephalogram normalEndotracheal intubationEnterovirus test positiveEye movement disorderHeadacheHuman rhinovirus test positiveHypercapniaHypopnoeaHypoxiaInfluenza A virus test positiveInfluenza B virus test positiveIntensive careLumbar puncture normalPostictal statePyrexiaSARS-CoV-2 test positiveSeizureSomnolenceStatus epilepticusTardive dyskinesiaTongue movement disturbanceTremorUnresponsive to stimuliVomiting

Symptom narrative

Presented with status epilepticus one day after receiving FluMist. As noted previously, had viral symptoms about 10/4/25, including fever, headache, myalgias that had resolved. By 10/9 he had improved and received intranasal flu vaccine 10/10. That evening, he had one episode of emesis, and later that evening an episode of lip smacking, drooling, and purple lips, lasting about one minute. Unresponsive during the episode, but responsive afterward. He had 2 other similar episodes during the course of the night. (One of them had shaking of his arms.). No fevers during the time of the seizures. Family called EMS, and he had another seizure en route, for which they gave 4 mg IV versed. He has had associated headache for the last week, and the evening of 10/10 had some uncoordinated movements in which he dropped his books. No focal weakness, no slurred speech, no loss of consciousness, no history of brain injury, no previous history of seizures. In the ED he was febrile to 100.4, otherwise normal vitals. He had another seizure in the ED with R eye deviation and hypoxia. Neurology was consulted, and he was given 40 mg/kg of IV keppra and he was admitted to the acute care floor. On the floor, EEG was placed, which showed slowing but was generally unrevealing. He had 3 further seizures with tongue movements and head shaking over the course of 4 hours, and receive 3 doses of versed, as well as 10 mg/kg additional keppra in addition to his maintenance. Due to ongoing seizures with frequent AED dosing, he was transferred to the PICU. He was initially post ictal and sleepy, but maintaining his airway. After having further seizures, he received fosphenytoin, became hypopneic and hypercarbic, and was intubated. Head CT negative. LP was done, and CSF studies are reassuring against meningitis. MRI/MRV pending to rule out ADEM and thrombosis. Initial viral panel positive for flu A/B (thought to be false positive, given recent live flu vaccine). Follow up panel positive for COVID and rhino/enterovirus (and notably negative for flu).

Current illness

Viral symptoms beginning about 10/4/25, including fever, headache, myalgias (fevers lasted a few days and then resolved). By 10/9, he had improved and received intranasal flu vaccine 10/10.

Medical history

autism

Other medications

ZINC CITRATE-QUERCETIN ORAL

Allergies

Pistachios, tree nuts

Lab data

CBC, CMP, respiratory viral panel, CSF studies, CT head, MRI/MRV brain, blood gas, chest x-ray