[A case of influenza A community-acquired pneumonia in an elderly subject hospitalised in intensive care unit].

Influenza pneumonia and influenza-associated severe exacerbation of pre-existing heart and lung disease are responsible for major complications that may require intensive care unit admission. Here, we report the case of a diabetic 70 year-old man hospitalised in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the University Medical Center of Reims (France) for a severe bilateral and alveolar pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation. This patient had received a classical antibiotic treatment by amoxycillin (3 g/24 hours per os); 48 hours later, he was admitted in ICU for a respiratory failure that evolved rapidly towards an acute respiratory distress syndrome.