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Case Reports
. 2004 Mar;59(3):268-9.
doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.009092.

Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis and related respiratory complications in a patient with West Nile virus infection

A D Betensley  1 , S H Jaffery, H Collins, N Sripathi, F Alabi
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Case Reports

Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis and related respiratory complications in a patient with West Nile virus infection

A D Betensley et al. Thorax. 2004 Mar.

Abstract

The case report is presented of a patient with West Nile virus infection and ventilator dependent respiratory failure in whom bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis developed. If the prevalence of West Nile virus infection continues to rise, recognition of diaphragmatic paralysis and related respiratory complications will become increasingly important to the pulmonary/critical care physician.

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