id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-000284-00rk8fb5 Hajjar, L. A. Severe novel influenza A (H1N1) infection in cancer patients 2010-05-28 .txt text/plain 3714 222 44 Conclusions: H1N1 viral infection in patients with cancer can cause severe illness, resulting in acute respiratory distress syndrome and death. However, patients with comorbidities as cancer and chronic diseases may show a serious clinical presentation, characterized by respiratory failure with variable severity [6, 7] . In this study, we describe the clinical and pathological findings in critically ill patients with cancer and respiratory failure related to novel H1N1 infection admitted to original article an oncologic intensive care unit (ICU) in a reference cancer center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. We report the clinical and pathological findings from eight patients with cancer and severe H1N1 infection who were admitted to an oncologic ICU during the winter period of the 2009 pandemic in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The serious clinical presentation of the novel Influenza A (H1N1) infection in some cancer patients should be expected. ./cache/cord-000284-00rk8fb5.txt ./txt/cord-000284-00rk8fb5.txt