Encephalitis with coinfection by Jamestown canyon virus (JCV) and varicella zoster virus (VZV)

We present the case of a 59-year-old Midwestern farmer who presented with altered mental status, dysarthria, urinary incontinence, and a right-sided L5 dermatomal rash; he had recently received a course of oral corticosteroids for treatment of radicular low back pain. Lumbar puncture revealed the pr...

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Main Authors: Nathan VanderVeen, Nikki Nguyen, Kenny Hoang, Jason Parviz, Tahuriah Khan, Andrew Zhen, Brett W. Jagger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920302742