Severe human parechovirus type 3 myocarditis and encephalitis in an adolescent with hypogammaglobulinemia

Severe human parechovirus type 3 myocarditis and encephalitis in an adolescent with hypogammaglobulinemia

Human parechovirus (HPeV) belongs to the Picornaviridae family of RNA viruses. HPeV infections can be asymptomatic, lead to mild respiratory and/or gastrointestinal symptoms, or less frequently cause severe diseases such as sepsis, meningitis, encephalitis, and myocarditis. Severe neurological HPeV...

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Main Authors: Stacey K. Mardekian, Danielle Fortuna, Allan Nix, Tricia Bhatti, Clayton A. Wiley, Adam Flanders, Jacqueline Urtecho, Jennifer Sloane, Jowairiyya Ahmad, Mark T. Curtis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Human parechovirus
Myocarditis
Encephalitis
Flaccid paralysis
Hypogammaglobulinemia
Rituximab
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215001150

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