title: Acute encephalopathy and rhabdomyolysis following rotavirus gastroenteritis.
abstract: Rotavirus is a common cause of severe gastroenteritis in children, and other unusual extraintestinal manifestations have also been attributed to the virus. We report a case of acute encephalopathy and rhabdomyolysis following rotavirus gastroenteritis in a 6-month-old infant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan. kminami@wakayama-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanagawa
authors.forename: Genkichi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kioka
authors.forename: Norishige
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000821:virology*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000150:complications*