| Fatal neonatal parechovirus encephalitis. | |
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PMID: 22171236 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Two infants developed encephalitis in the late neonatal period due to human parechovirus type 3 (HPeV-3). This finally resulted in intractable seizures leading to death. Both presented with classical signs and symptoms. HPeV-3 was detected in nasopharyngeal and rectal swabs, cerebrospinal fluid, serum and postmortem samples (for one infant). Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings showed severe white matter injury in one infant, and limited hippocampal injury in the other. Parents consented to autopsy in the latter, showing diffuse gliotic oedema of cerebral white matter, bilateral bronchopneumonia, and inflammation in spleen. We emphasise that polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for parechovirus in neonates with severe sepsis-like syndrome and meningoencephalitis is mandatory. |
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Arjen L van Zwol; Maarten Lequin; Coranne Aarts-Tesselaar; Annemiek A van der Eijk; Gertjan A Driessen; Matthijs de Hoog; Paul Govaert |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-12-14 |
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Title: BMJ case reports Volume: 2009 ISSN: 1757-790X ISO Abbreviation: BMJ Case Rep Publication Date: 2009 |
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Created Date: 2011-12-15 Completed Date: 2012-10-02 Revised Date: 2013-04-02 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101526291 Medline TA: BMJ Case Rep Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Erasmus Medical Centre, Sophia Children's Hospital, Neonatology, Dr Molewaterplein 60, 3015 GJ Rotterdam, Rotterdam, 3015GJ, Netherlands. |
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