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Case Reports
. 2023 Jul 5:33:e01841.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01841. eCollection 2023.

Probable West Nile Virus hepatitis: Case report

Giovanni Mori  1 , Martina Strano  1 , Matteo Chiurlo  1 , Simona Bossolasco  2 , Massimo Cernuschi  2 , Antonella Castagna  1   2
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Case Reports

Probable West Nile Virus hepatitis: Case report

Giovanni Mori et al. IDCases. .

Abstract

West Nile Virus infections has become endemic in various locations around the world. Symptomatic cases manifest as an acute febrile illness and in less than 1% with neuroinvasive manifestations. We report one of the very few cases of probable WNV-mediated isolated hepatitis to shed light on a possibly underestimated clinical picture.

Keywords: Arbovirus; Emerging diseases; Hepatitis; Visceral disease; West Nile Virus.

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Hepatic cytolysis markers, leukocyte formula and inflammatory marker. Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; GOT, aspartate transaminase; GPT, alanine transaminase; WBC, white blood cells.
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