scholarly journals Fatal West Nile Virus Encephalitis in a Heart Transplant Recipient

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (8) ◽  
pp. 2749-2752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam J. Gomez ◽  
Jesse J. Waggoner ◽  
Megumi Itoh ◽  
Seth A. Hollander ◽  
Kathleen M. Gutierrez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Heart Transplantation ◽  
Heart Transplant ◽  
Heart Transplant Recipient ◽  
Immunocompromised Patients ◽  
West Nile ◽  
Virus Encephalitis ◽  
West Nile Virus Encephalitis

The diagnosis of encephalitis is particularly challenging in immunocompromised patients. We report here a case of fatal West Nile virus encephalitis confounded by the presence of budding yeast in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a patient who had undergone heart transplantation for dilated cardiomyopathy 11 months prior to presentation of neurologic symptoms.

scholarly journals Fatal West Nile Virus Encephalitis in a Renal Transplant Recipient

2004 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa M. Cushing ◽  
Daniel J. Brat ◽  
Mario I. Mosunjac ◽  
Randolph A. Hennigar ◽  
Daniel B. Jernigan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Renal Transplant ◽  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Renal Transplant Recipient ◽  
West Nile ◽  
Virus Encephalitis ◽  
West Nile Virus Encephalitis

West Nile Virus Encephalitis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 830-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Shepherd ◽  
Aruna Subramanian ◽  
Robert A. Montgomery ◽  
Milagros D. Samaniego ◽  
Gary Gong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Kidney Transplant ◽  
Kidney Transplant Recipient ◽  
West Nile ◽  
Virus Encephalitis ◽  
West Nile Virus Encephalitis

scholarly journals Fatal West Nile Virus Encephalitis in a Renal Transplant Recipient

2004 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Goldsmith ◽  
Pierre E. Rollin ◽  
Wun-Ju Shieh ◽  
Jeannette Guarner ◽  
Sherif R. Zaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Renal Transplant ◽  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Renal Transplant Recipient ◽  
West Nile ◽  
Virus Encephalitis ◽  
West Nile Virus Encephalitis

scholarly journals Plasma Cell Pleocytosis in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Patients with West Nile Virus Encephalitis

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. e12-e15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. Carson ◽  
Thomas Steidler ◽  
Roberto Patron ◽  
John M. Tate ◽  
Robert Tight ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Plasma Cell ◽  
West Nile ◽  
Virus Encephalitis ◽  
West Nile Virus Encephalitis
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