Ostalo

https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2019.58.03.21

West Nile Virus Infection with Neurological Disorders: A Case Report and a Brief Review of the Situation in Bulgaria

Magdalena Baymakova orcid.org/0000-0002-2631-0563 ; Department of Infectious Diseases, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Iva Christova ; Department of Microbiology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria
Elitsa Panayotova ; Department of Microbiology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria
Iva Trifonova ; Department of Microbiology, National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria
Aleksandar Chobanov ; Emergency Center, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Ivaylo Daskalov ; Emergency Center, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Georgi T. Popov ; Department of Infectious Diseases, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Kamen Plochev ; Department of Infectious Diseases, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria

Sažetak

A case of a 66-year-old man with West Nile neuroinvassive disease manifested with fever, weakness, fa-tigue, consciousness disorders and underlying diabetes mellitus type 2 and cardiovascular diseases is pre-sented. Laboratory data showed elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and fibrinogen. Serological tests revealed West Nile virus specific antibodies of class IgM and IgG in serum. West Nile virus RNA was de-tected in urine sample. Supportive therapy was applied.

Ključne riječi

West Nile virus; West Nile fever; Antibodies; RNA, Viral; Nervous system diseases; Case re-ports; Bulgaria

Hrčak ID:

230281

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/230281

Datum izdavanja:

1.9.2019.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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