Polio-Like Manifestation of Powassan Virus Infection with Anterior Horn Cell Involvement, Canada

Evidence of spinal cord involvement in Powassan virus infection is largely limited to mouse models. We report a case of a polio-like illness caused by Powassan virus infection in a 62-year-old man in Canada. Magnetic resonance imaging showed T2 hyperintensities in the anterior horns of the cervical...

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Autores principales: Picheca, Christopher, Yogendrakumar, Vignan, Brooks, James I., Torres, Carlos, Pringle, Elizabeth, Zwicker, Jocelyn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6649312/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31158072
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2508.190399
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Sumario:Evidence of spinal cord involvement in Powassan virus infection is largely limited to mouse models. We report a case of a polio-like illness caused by Powassan virus infection in a 62-year-old man in Canada. Magnetic resonance imaging showed T2 hyperintensities in the anterior horns of the cervical spinal cord.

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