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The case of a 2-year-5-month-old boy with aseptic meningitis caused by Enterovirus 71 |
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| Creator | 1. Suwadee Jirasakpisarn 2. Satja Issaranggoon Na Ayuthaya 3. Peninnah Oberdorfer |
| Title | The case of a 2-year-5-month-old boy with aseptic meningitis caused by Enterovirus 71 |
| Publisher | Faculty of Medicine |
| Publication Year | 2558 |
| Journal Title | Chiang Mai Medical Journal |
| Journal Vol. | 54 |
| Journal No. | 3 |
| Page no. | 147-150 |
| Keyword | Aseptic meningitis,Enterovirus 71,children |
| ISSN | 0125-5983 |
| Abstract | Abstract Aseptic meningitis is caused predominantly by non-polio human enteroviruses, including Enterovirus 71 (EV71). Physicians who treat children with aseptic meningitis should always consider the possibility of EV71 causing infection, even without the presence of skin and mucocutaneous lesions. The authors report the case of a 2-year-5-month-old boy who presented with high-grade fever, vomiting and developed seizure. A cerebrospinal fl uid test and magnetic resonance imaging of his brain revealed that he had aseptic meningitis. Supportive treatment and various antibiotics were prescribed at fi rst, but the fever persisted. Finally, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test of his stool found that the causative agent was EV71. The patient stayed in hospital for 17 days and fully recovered without any neurological de fi cits. |
