Acute flaccid myelitis associated with enterovirus-D68 infection in an otherwise healthy child

Virology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-5

  Esposito, Susanna ^a   Chidini, Giovanna ^b   Cinnante, Claudia ^a   Napolitano, Luisa ^b   Giannini, Alberto ^b   Terranova, Leonardo ^a   Niesters, Hubert ^c   Principi, Nicola ^a   Calderini, Edoardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute flaccid paralysis; Enterovirus D68; Neurological infection

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFTRIAXONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PROTEIN;

AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CHILD; CLADISTICS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENTEROVIRUS D68; FEVER; FLACCID PARALYSIS; GRAY MATTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIMITED MOBILITY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MYELITIS; NOSE SMEAR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PONTINE TEGMENTUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; STIFF NECK; THROAT CULTURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; WEAKNESS; ENTEROVIRUS D; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; PARALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROVIRUS D, HUMAN; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MYELITIS; PARALYSIS;

EID: 85009067227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1743422X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12985-016-0678-0     Document Type: Article

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