| Title | West Nile virus encephalitis in organ transplant recipients: another high-risk group for meningoencephalitis and death |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | DeSalvo D, Roy-Chaudhury P, Peddi R, Merchen T, Konijetti K, Gupta M, Boardman R, Rogers C, Buell J, Hanaway M, Broderick J, Smith R, Woodle ES |
| Journal | Transplantation |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 466 - 9 |
| Date Published | 42036 |
| Accession Number | 14966429 |
| Keywords | *West Nile Fever, Adult, Brain / pathology, Humans, Immunosuppression / adverse effects, Kidney Transplantation / *adverse effects, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis / mortality / pathology / *virology, Risk Assessment |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 429 |
