West Nile virus encephalitis in GATA2 deficiency

West Nile virus encephalitis in GATA2 deficiency

Abstract We report a male with longstanding warts who presented with severe West Nile virus encephalitis (WNVE) and recovered after interferon alfa-2b and intravenous immunoglobulin. He was later found to have GATA2 deficiency and underwent successful hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jaime S. Rosa, Shanthi Kappagoda, Amy P. Hsu, Joie Davis, Steven M. Holland, Anne Y. Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
Subjects:
West Nile virus
Encephalitis
GATA2
Interferon
Immunoglobulin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13223-019-0321-x
Description
Summary:Abstract We report a male with longstanding warts who presented with severe West Nile virus encephalitis (WNVE) and recovered after interferon alfa-2b and intravenous immunoglobulin. He was later found to have GATA2 deficiency and underwent successful hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
ISSN:1710-1492

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