Spectrum of clinical manifestations of West Nile virus infection in children

Pediatrics. 2004 Dec;114(6):1673-5. doi: 10.1542/peds.2004-0491.

Abstract

Reports of clinical manifestations of West Nile virus (WNV) infections in children have been relatively rare. Four cases of WNV infection in children are described: the first report of prolonged encephalitis and fulminant hepatitis caused by WNV, and 3 other presentations of WNV, including the first report of ocular involvement in a child.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Eye Diseases / etiology
  • Eye Infections, Viral
  • Female
  • Fever / etiology
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Headache / etiology
  • Humans
  • Liver Failure, Acute / etiology
  • Male
  • Pars Planitis / etiology
  • Seizures / etiology*
  • Vision Disorders / etiology*
  • Vitreous Body
  • Vomiting / etiology
  • West Nile Fever / complications*
  • West Nile Fever / diagnosis
  • West Nile virus / isolation & purification*