Dengue meningoencephalitis in a child presenting with focal seizures

We report a 9-year-old female child who presented with fever and focal seizures. The Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) analysis was compatible with viral meningoencephalitis and Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) on same sample was positive for dengue virus RNA, serotype 2. The dengue...

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Main Authors: Haider M. Arishi, Adeeb A. Ageel, Muneerah I. Al najmi, Tariq K. Khawaji, Hassan I. Al guridi, Abdu H. Mashhour, Nabeel S. Dhayhi, Zaki M. Eisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Subjects:
CSF
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352646720300077