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West Nile Virus infection in a renal transplant recipient resulting in polioencephalomylelitis, quadriplegia, and global brain atrophy

An immunosuppressed man developed rapidly progressive neurologic symptoms resulting in quadriplegia. On magnetic resonance imaging multiple areas of abnormal enhancement were observed in the brain, and spinal cord. Serologic evidence of West Nile Virus (WNV) was discovered in the cerebrospinal fluid...

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Autores principales: Kadkhoda, Kamran, Embil, John M., McKibbin, Lundy R., McEachern, James, Drebot, Michael A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6515131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31193054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00551