title: Optic neuritis complicating west nile virus meningitis in a young adult.
abstract: A case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection with meningitis and optic neuritis in a 28-year-old man is presented. The patient had a number of unusual clinical and laboratory findings that broadened the differential diagnosis. The emergence of WNV infection in southern Europe and North America calls for increased awareness of physicians to this clinical entity.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Neurology, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gilad
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lampl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadeh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000150:complications*; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification