Powassan virus infection presenting as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in Tennessee

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-88

  Hicar, Mark D ^a   Edwards, Kathryn ^a   Bloch, Karen ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ADEM; encephalitis; flavivirus; Powassan

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; VOMITING;

EID: 78650774812     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181f2f492     Document Type: Article

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