West Nile virus encephalitis with thalamic involvement in an immunocompromised child

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 932-934

  Arnold, John C ^a,b   Revivo, Gadi A ^b   Senac, Melvin O ^b   Leake, John A D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunocompromised; Neuroinvasive; Pediatric; Thalamic; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUTROPENIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VOMITING; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

EID: 26944491421     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000180977.81519.8f     Document Type: Article

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