Plasma cell pleocytosis in cerebrospinal fluid in patients with West Nile virus encephalitis
| Autor: | Thomas Steidler, John M. Tate, Roberto L. Patron, Robert Tight, Raymond A. Smego, Paul J. Carson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Adult Male West Nile virus Leukocytosis viruses Plasma Cells Plasma cell medicine.disease_cause Cerebrospinal fluid medicine Humans In patient Pleocytosis Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Virology Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure West Nile virus encephalitis business Encephalitis West Nile Fever |
| Zdroj: | Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 37(1) |
| ISSN: | 1537-6591 |
| Popis: | We describe 4 patients with West Nile virus encephalitis who all displayed previously unreported plasma cell pleocytosis of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Three patients recovered but had varying degrees of mild neurologic disability on discharge from the hospital, and 1 patient died. The finding of significant numbers of plasma cells in CSF may serve as a useful early diagnostic clue for West Nile virus encephalitis. |
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