title: [Parechovirus meningoencephalitis without CSF pleocytosis].
abstract: Human parechovirus type 3 (HPeV3) can cause meningoence-phalitis which is difficult to distinguish from enterovirus (EV) or herpes simplex virus (HSV) meningoencephalitis. EV and HSV meningoencephalitis can appear without cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis. Our case was an eight-day-old girl who had seizures but lacked CSF pleocytosis. The diagnosis was HPeV3 meningoencephalitis which is only described in a few studies. Our analysis of these studies showed a tendency of neonates with HPeV3 meningoencephalitis lacking CSF pleocytosis. HPeV3 should be examined at neonatal seizures when CSF pleocytosis is lacking.
authors.affiliation: Pædiatrisk Afdeling, Næstved Sygehus, Ringstedgade 61, 4700 Næstved. sara.mansachs@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sara Juul
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mansachs
authors.forename: Hristo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stanchev
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D030061:Parechovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010850:Picornaviridae Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012640:Seizures / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology