title: Fatal case of echovirus type 9 encephalitis.
abstract: Enteroviruses are rare causes of acute focal encephalitis. A fatal case of echovirus type 9 infection is reported in a 9 month old boy who presented with a fever and a macular rash followed by two focal seizures. Echovirus type 9 was isolated from lung tissue after seven days.
authors.affiliation: Division of Virology, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Zuckerman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheaff
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gabriel
mesh_terms: D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004459:Echovirus 9; D004457:Echovirus Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male