کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3369176 1219016 2013 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Fatal encephalitis due to BK virus in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency: A case report
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی میکروبیولوژی و بیوتکنولوژی کاربردی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Fatal encephalitis due to BK virus in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency: A case report
چکیده انگلیسی

Encephalitis due to BK virus is a rare condition. Here, we describe a young male patient with common variable immunodeficiency who developed fatal encephalitis due to BK virus. The patient presented initially with ocular symptoms that were followed by behavioral changes and spastic quadriparesis. Diagnosis was made by the compatible clinical findings and detection of viral DNA by polymerase chain reaction in the cerebrospinal fluid. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of BK virus encephalitis in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency. We suggest that BK virus should be suspected in cases of encephalitis; particularly in patients with immunodeficiency.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Clinical Virology - Volume 57, Issue 4, August 2013, Pages 363–369
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