title: A case of Japanese encephalitis in a 20 year-old Spanish sportsman, February 2013.
abstract: We report a severe case of imported Japanese encephalitis (JE) in a healthy young Spanish traveller who developed symptoms after spending three weeks in a touristic area of Thailand. The patient was diagnosed in Thailand and subsequently transferred to Barcelona, Spain, where the Thai laboratory results were confirmed based on IgM serology. Although JE is a rare disease in travellers, this case illustrates the need for seeking travel medical advice before visiting tropical countries.
authors.affiliation: Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Doti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zboromyrska
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aldasoro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inciarte
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Requena-Méndez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Requena
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Milisenda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nicolás
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muñoz
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004664:Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004672:Encephalitis, Japanese / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology; D013030:Spain; D013177:Sports; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents