Fatal Echovirus 18 Leukoencephalitis in a Child
- 1 June 2007
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 45 (6) , 2068-2071
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00320-07
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.Keywords
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