St. Louis encephalitis in early infancy.
We describe a case of St. Louis encephalitis in a 19-day-old infant who presented with fever and seizure activity. To our knowledge, this is the youngest case of St. Louis encephalitis ever reported.
Wootton
Susan H
SH
Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Disease Section, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Kaplan
Sheldon L
SL
Perrotta
Dennis M
DM
Martin
Denise A
DA
Campbell
Grant L
GL
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004665:Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis / Q000276:immunology; D004674:Encephalitis, St. Louis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir