Outbreak of enteroviral infection in a pediatric hematology-oncology unit.
We review the clinical courses and outcomes of an outbreak of enteroviral infection that occurred in 5 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during a 2-month period in a hematology-oncology unit. Three patients presented with encephalitis and 2 with parotitis. Three of the 5 patients recovered uneventfully and 2 died, 1 of chronic encephalitis and 1 of acute brain stem encephalitis.
Moschovi
Maria A
MA
Division of Hematology-Oncology, First Department of Pediatrics, Agia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Theodoridou
Maria
M
Papaevangelou
Vassiliki
V
Youroukos
Sotiris
S
Nitsa
Adamantia
A
Matsiota
Panagiota
P
Tzortzatou-Stathopoulou
Fotini
F
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital; D010309:Parotitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology