Isolation of dengue 2 virus from a patient with central nervous system involvement (transverse myelitis)

Isolation of dengue 2 virus from a patient with central nervous system involvement (transverse myelitis)

A dengue fever case is described in a 58-year-old male patient with febrile illness and thrombocytopenia complicated by neurological involvement characterized by transverse myelitis followed by weakness of both legs and flaccid paralysis. Muscle strength was much diminished and bilateral areflexia w...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Leão Raimundo N.Q., Oikawa Teichi, Rosa Elizabeth S.T., Yamaki José T., Rodrigues Sueli G., Vasconcelos Helena B., Sousa Maria R.S., Tsukimata Jaime K., Azevedo Raimunda S.S., Vasconcelos Pedro F.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2002-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Dengue fever
Transverse myelitis
Dengue 2
Virus isolation
RT-PCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822002000400018

Internet

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822002000400018

Similar Items