The First Reported Case of West Nile Encephalitis in Korea
Journal of Korean Medical Science
; : 343-345, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
West Nile encephalitis was first identified in 1937, but until now, it was never diagnosed in Korea. A 58-yr-old Korean man was admitted with headache and cognitive dysfunction. The patient had been on a business trip in Guinea. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed pleocytosis. The patient complained of both leg weakness,and arachnoiditis and myelitis were observed on lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A specific neutralizing antibody for West Nile virus was positive in serum. After a treatment with interferon-alpha 3mu, follow up CSF findings recovered completely after 3 months later. The first case of West Nile encephalitis in Korea was imported from Guinea, and was cured successfully.
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الفهرس:
WPRIM
الموضوع الرئيسي:
West Nile Fever
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West Nile virus
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Interferon-alpha
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Republic of Korea
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Headache
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Antibodies, Viral
نوع الدراسة:
Prognostic_studies
المحددات:
Humans
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Male
البلد/الأقليم حسب الموضوع:
Asia
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
السنة:
2015
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Article