title: Spectrum of clinical manifestations of West Nile virus infection in children.
abstract: Reports of clinical manifestations of West Nile virus (WNV) infections in children have been relatively rare. Four cases of WNV infection in children are described: the first report of prolonged encephalitis and fulminant hepatitis caused by WNV, and 3 other presentations of WNV, including the first report of ocular involvement in a child.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-2583, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yim
authors.forename: Klara M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Posfay-Barbe
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nolt
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fatula
authors.forename: Ellen R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Wald
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D015828:Eye Infections, Viral; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D015868:Pars Planitis / Q000209:etiology; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014822:Vitreous Body; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*