Fatal echovirus 18 leukoencephalitis in a child.
Rare cases of leukoencephalitis have been reported in infants with documented enterovirus (EV) central nervous system (CNS) infections. A case of fatal encephalitis with white matter lesions caused by echovirus 18 is described, and it highlights the role of EV CNS infection as a potential cause of leukoencephalitis in infants.
Brunel
Delphine
D
Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Faculté de Médecine, 51092, Reims Cedex, Strasbourg, France.
Jacques
Jérôme
J
Motte
Jacques
J
Andréoletti
Laurent
L
D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000821:virology; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004457:Echovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000821:virology*; D029822:Enterovirus B, Human / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011859:Radiography; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
D036022:Capsid Proteins