| Title | Severe meningo-encephalitis and death in a renal transplant recipient resulting from West Nile virus infection |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | Antony S |
| Journal | Journal of the National Medical Association |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pagination | 1646 - 1647 |
| Date Published | Dec |
| ISSN | 0027-9684; 0027-9684 |
| Accession Number | PMID: 15622695 |
| Keywords | Aged, Fatal Outcome, Humans, Immunocompromised Host, Kidney Transplantation, Male, West Nile Fever / diagnosis / immunology |
| Abstract | The first case of West Nile virus infection occurred in New York in 1999 and, since then, several cases of meningo-encephalitis with a variety of clinical syndromes have been reported. This case report is the first to our knowledge of a renal transplant recipient who acquired West Nile virus infection and presented with meningo-encephalitis and other unusual neurological sequelae with high serum and cerebrospinal fluid titers. |
| Alternate Journal | J.Natl.Med.Assoc. |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 1696 |
