Autor(es): Walid Mohammad Sami,Mahmoud Fade Aziz

Resumo: West Nile virus (WNV) is one of the leading causes of insect-borne encephalitis and acute flaccid paralysis in the US. Acute flaccid paralysis is a potentially serious illness, which manifests itself as a Guillain-Barré-like syndrome with generalized weakness and shortness of breath. We report a case involving a patient who presented with acute flaccid paralysis due to WNV infection and was successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin from Israeli donors.

Imprenta: The Permanente Journal, v. 13, n. 3, p. 43-46, 2009

Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Virus

Data de publicação: 2009

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