Case Report: Zika Virus Meningoencephalitis and Myelitis and Associated Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings

Zika virus (ZIKV) has a wide clinical spectrum of associated neurologic disease including microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome but, despite its known neurotropism, ZIKV meningoencephalitis and myelitis have been rare complications. We describe a case of ZIKV meningoencephalitis and probable myel...

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Published in:The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2017-08, Vol.97 (2), p.340-343
Main Authors: Pradhan, Faruq, Burns, Joseph D, Agameya, Ahmed, Patel, Avignat, Alfaqih, Mohammad, Small, Juan E, Ooi, Winnie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain - diagnostic imaging
Brain - virology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Meningoencephalitis - diagnosis
Meningoencephalitis - etiology
Myelitis - diagnosis
Myelitis - etiology
Treatment Outcome
Zika Virus - isolation & purification
Zika Virus Infection - complications
Zika Virus Infection - diagnosis
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Summary:Zika virus (ZIKV) has a wide clinical spectrum of associated neurologic disease including microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome but, despite its known neurotropism, ZIKV meningoencephalitis and myelitis have been rare complications. We describe a case of ZIKV meningoencephalitis and probable myelitis and its associated magnetic resonance imaging findings that rapidly resolved during recovery in a previously healthy adult.
ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.16-0921