Powassan Meningoencephalitis: A Case Report Highlighting Diagnosis and Management
| Autor: | Jolanta Pach, Jeffrey Dewey, Guido J. Falcone, Christopher Traner, Adeel S. Zubair |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
biology
business.industry Viral encephalitis viral encephalitis General Engineering viral meningitis Meningoencephalitis tick-borne flavivirus medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Virology powassan virus Flavivirus Lyme disease Neurology Viral meningitis chronic lymphocytic leukemia Medicine Powassan virus business Meningitis Encephalitis |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.16592 |
| Popis: | Powassan virus (POWV), a rare flavivirus that may be transmitted by a tick bite, causes rare but severe cases of encephalitis, meningitis, and meningoencephalitis in humans. We present the case of a 62-year-old man with prior Lyme disease and reactive arthritis who presented to the hospital with symptoms of fever, headache, and fatigue. The patient developed rapid deterioration of mental status including profound expressive aphasia and required intubation and high-dose steroids. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) serologies were found to be positive for the POWV. |
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