title: Tick-borne encephalitis in childhood: rare or missed?
abstract: Retrospective evaluation of medical history and 3635 anti-TBE (tick-borne encephalitis) serologies during the years 2003-2008 indicates that childhood TBE is characterized by vague symptoms. Clinical findings suggest a nonspecific inflammatory disease with restricted encephalitic profile compared with adult TBE. Childhood TBE might elude diagnosis, which is unsatisfactory because of potential long-term consequences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Magnus E A
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Hansson
authors.forename: Claes
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Orvell
authors.forename: Mona-Lisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Engman
authors.forename: Katarina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wide
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lindquist
authors.forename: Karl-Johan
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lidefelt
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sundin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies