Spectrum of clinical manifestations of West Nile virus infection in children.

Pediatrics

Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-2583, USA.

Published: December 2004

Reports of clinical manifestations of West Nile virus (WNV) infections in children have been relatively rare. Four cases of WNV infection in children are described: the first report of prolonged encephalitis and fulminant hepatitis caused by WNV, and 3 other presentations of WNV, including the first report of ocular involvement in a child.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2004-0491DOI Listing

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