Abstract
Rare cases of leukoencephalitis have been reported in infants with documented enterovirus (EV) central nervous system (CNS) infections. A case of fatal encephalitis with white matter lesions caused by echovirus 18 is described, and it highlights the role of EV CNS infection as a potential cause of leukoencephalitis in infants.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Base Sequence
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Brain / diagnostic imaging
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Brain / virology
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Capsid Proteins / chemistry
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Capsid Proteins / genetics
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Echovirus Infections / complications*
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Echovirus Infections / diagnostic imaging
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Encephalitis, Viral / diagnostic imaging
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Encephalitis, Viral / virology*
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Enterovirus B, Human / classification
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Enterovirus B, Human / genetics
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Enterovirus B, Human / isolation & purification*
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Fatal Outcome
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Humans
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Infant
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Radiography
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction