West Nile meningoencephalitis and rhabdomyolysis

A rise in serum creatine kinase (CK) concentration has been reported as a feature of WNV infection.3,4 Until now, severe, full-blown rhabdomyolysis as a feature of WNV infection has never been described. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Arbonet network, the virus ha...

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Published in:The Lancet infectious diseases 2005-01, Vol.5 (1), p.2-2
Main Authors: Medarov, Boris I, Multz, Alan S, Brown, Wendy, Lempert, Larissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic insects
Creatine Kinase - blood
Encephalitis
Epidemics
Fever
Haemophilus influenzae
Headaches
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Meningitis
Meningoencephalitis
Meningoencephalitis - virology
Middle Aged
Neisseria meningitidis
Rhabdomyolysis
Rhabdomyolysis - blood
Rhabdomyolysis - physiopathology
Rhabdomyolysis - virology
Streptococcus infections
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Urine
West Nile virus
West Nile virus - isolation & purification
West Nile virus - pathogenicity
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Summary:A rise in serum creatine kinase (CK) concentration has been reported as a feature of WNV infection.3,4 Until now, severe, full-blown rhabdomyolysis as a feature of WNV infection has never been described. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Arbonet network, the virus has been isolated from 138 species of bird and 43 species of mosquito since 1999. Counter immune electrophoresis was negative for Haemophilus influenzae, group B streptococci, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Neisseria meningitidis antigens.
ISSN:1473-3099
1474-4457
DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(04)01229-0