Poliomyelitis-like syndrome in a child with West Nile virus infection.
West Nile virus (WNV) infections of the central nervous system are very uncommon in U.S. children. We report a child with a poliomyelitis-like presentation in which WNV was the only detected pathogen. WNV has not previously been associated with a poliomyelitis-like presentation in children.
Heresi
Gloria P
GP
Division of Infectious Diseases, UT-Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA. Gloria.P.Heresi@uth.tmc.edu
Mancias
Pedro
P
Mazur
Lynette J
LJ
Butler
Ian J
IJ
Murphy
James R
JR
Cleary
Thomas G
TG
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000150:complications*
D007075:Immunoglobulin M