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Case Reports
. 2004 Feb 15;77(3):466-9.
doi: 10.1097/01.TP.0000101434.98873.CB.

West Nile virus encephalitis in organ transplant recipients: another high-risk group for meningoencephalitis and death

Debby DeSalvo  1 , Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, Ram Peddi, Todd Merchen, Krishna Konijetti, Manish Gupta, Robyn Boardman, Christin Rogers, Joseph Buell, Michael Hanaway, Joseph Broderick, Roger Smith, E Steve Woodle
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West Nile virus encephalitis in organ transplant recipients: another high-risk group for meningoencephalitis and death

Debby DeSalvo et al. Transplantation. .

Abstract

West Nile virus infection has been spreading westward across the continental United States since 1999. Although it often presents as a mild, self-limiting viral illness, it can result in a devastating meningoencephalitis in some patient populations, particularly the elderly. We report in this article on two immunosuppressed transplant patients who developed a severe meningoencephalitis caused by mosquito-borne West Nile virus infection. Suggestions for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of West Nile virus infection in this patient population are described.

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