Fatal encephalitis due to BK virus in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency: A case report

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 363-369

  Bakri, Faris G ^a   Bahou, Yacoub G ^a   Al Sammarrai, Firas A ^b   Hadidy, Azmy ^a   Gharaibeh, Almutez ^a   Zaid, Ghida K ^a   Mahafzah, Azmi ^a   Samara, Osama A ^a   Ababneh, Nidaa A ^a   Zak, Imad ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BK virus; Common variable immunodeficiency; Encephalitis; Polyoma virus

Indexed keywords

GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BK VIRUS; BK VIRUS INFECTION; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; DYSARTHRIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EYE EXAMINATION; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL DISEASE; QUADRIPLEGIA; TONSILLECTOMY; UNSTEADY GAIT; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; BK VIRUS; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; DNA, VIRAL; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; HUMANS; MALE; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879263438     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.04.016     Document Type: Article

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