TY - JOUR T1 - West Nile virus encephalitis in organ transplant recipients: another high-risk group for meningoencephalitis and death JF - Transplantation Y1 - 2004 A1 - DeSalvo,D. A1 - Roy-Chaudhury,P. A1 - Peddi,R. A1 - Merchen,T. A1 - Konijetti,K. A1 - Gupta,M. A1 - Boardman,R. A1 - Rogers,C. A1 - Buell,J. A1 - Hanaway,M. A1 - Broderick,J. A1 - Smith,R. A1 - Woodle,E. S. KW - *West Nile Fever KW - Adult KW - Brain / pathology KW - Humans KW - Immunosuppression / adverse effects KW - Kidney Transplantation / *adverse effects KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging KW - Male KW - Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis / mortality / pathology / *virology KW - Risk Assessment AB - West Nile virus infection has been spreading westward across the continental United States since 1999. Although it often presents as a mild, self-limiting viral illness, it can result in a devastating meningoencephalitis in some patient populations, particularly the elderly. We report in this article on two immunosuppressed transplant patients who developed a severe meningoencephalitis caused by mosquito-borne West Nile virus infection. Suggestions for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of West Nile virus infection in this patient population are described. VL - 77 CP - 3 N1 - 0041-1337 (Print) Case Reports Journal Article ID - 429 ER -