Powassan virus infection presenting as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in Tennessee.
Powassan virus is a rarely diagnosed cause of encephalitis, and is associated with significant neurologic sequelae. Although symptomatic infections with Powassan virus occur primarily in adults, we report a case of confirmed Powassan neuroinvasive disease in a child presenting to a Tennessee hospital, with symptoms and imaging studies suggestive of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.
Hicar
Mark D
MD
Vanderbilt Medical School and The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital, D-7235 MCN, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. mark.d.hicar@vanderbilt.edu
Edwards
Kathryn
K
Bloch
Karen
K
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004669:Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans