Aseptic Meningitis Caused by Lassa Virus: Case Series Report
Joint Authors
Okokhere, Peter O.
Iruolagbe, Christopher Ojemiega
Bankole, Idowu A.
Muoebonam, Benard E.
Okonofua, Martha O.
Dawodu, Simeon O.
Akpede, George O.
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The Lassa virus is known to cause disease in different organ systems of the human body, with varying clinical manifestations.
The features of severe clinical disease may include bleeding and/or central nervous system manifestations.
Whereas Lassa fever encephalopathy and encephalitis are well described in the literature, there is paucity of data on Lassa virus meningitis.
We present the clinical description, laboratory diagnosis, and management of 4 consecutive cases of aseptic meningitis associated with Lassa virus infection without bleeding seen in a region of Nigeria known to be endemic for both the reservoir rodent and Lassa fever.
The 4 patients recovered fully following intravenous ribavirin treatment and suffered no neurologic complications.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Okokhere, Peter O.& Bankole, Idowu A.& Iruolagbe, Christopher Ojemiega& Muoebonam, Benard E.& Okonofua, Martha O.& Dawodu, Simeon O.…[et al.]. 2016. Aseptic Meningitis Caused by Lassa Virus: Case Series Report. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Okokhere, Peter O.…[et al.]. Aseptic Meningitis Caused by Lassa Virus: Case Series Report. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Okokhere, Peter O.& Bankole, Idowu A.& Iruolagbe, Christopher Ojemiega& Muoebonam, Benard E.& Okonofua, Martha O.& Dawodu, Simeon O.…[et al.]. Aseptic Meningitis Caused by Lassa Virus: Case Series Report. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101246
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1101246