Acute flaccid paralysis caused by West Nile virus.
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West Nile virus (WNV) is one of the leading causes of insect-borne encephalitis and acute flaccid paralysis in the US. Acute flaccid paralysis is a potentially serious illness, which manifests itself as a Guillain-Barré-like syndrome with generalized weakness and shortness of breath. We report a case involving a patient who presented with acute flaccid paralysis due to WNV infection and was successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin from Israeli donors.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Permanente journal
دوره 13 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003