Acute encephalopathy and rhabdomyolysis following rotavirus gastroenteritis.
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.
Minami
Koichi
K
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan. kminami@wakayama-med.ac.jp
Tamura
Akira
A
Komori
Yuki
Y
Yanagawa
Toshihiko
T
Izumi
Genkichi
G
Kioka
Naomi
N
Yoshikawa
Norishige
N
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*