title: The role for intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment of West Nile virus encephalitis.
abstract: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) with high titers to West Nile virus was used as an adjuvant therapy for a patient with West Nile virus encephalitis that did not respond to supportive care. We present this case report and review the evidence supporting the use of high-titer IVIG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Warren Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haley
authors.forename: Avi S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Retter
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: Jaun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gea-Banacloche
authors.forename: Naomi P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: O'Grady
mesh_terms: D004660:Encephalitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous