Optic neuritis complicating West Nile virus meningitis in a young adult

A case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection with meningitis and optic neuritis in a 28-year-old man is presented. The patient had a number of unusual clinical and laboratory findings that broadened the differential diagnosis. The emergence of WNV infection in southern Europe and North America calls fo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection 2003, Vol.31 (1), p.55-56
Hauptverfasser:	GILAD, R, LAMPL, Y, SADEH, M, PAUL, M, DAN, M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Differential diagnosis Diseases of visual field, optic nerve, optic chiasma and optic tracts Humans Male Medical diagnosis Medical sciences Meningitis Meningitis, Viral - complications Meningitis, Viral - diagnosis Neuritis Ophthalmology Optic neuritis Optic Neuritis - complications Physicians Vector-borne diseases Viruses West Nile Fever - complications West Nile Fever - diagnosis West Nile virus West Nile virus - isolation & purification Young adults
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection with meningitis and optic neuritis in a 28-year-old man is presented. The patient had a number of unusual clinical and laboratory findings that broadened the differential diagnosis. The emergence of WNV infection in southern Europe and North America calls for increased awareness of physicians to this clinical entity.
ISSN:	0300-8126 1439-0973
DOI:	10.1007/s15010-002-3039-4