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Journal Article
Zika Virus Associated with Meningoencephalitis
2016
Overview
As Zika virus spreads, the associated clinical syndromes need to be defined. In this report, an 81-year-old man is found to have Zika virus–associated meningoencephalitis.
To the Editor:
Zika virus (ZIKV) is currently spreading widely, while its clinical spectrum remains a matter of investigation. Evidence of a relationship between ZIKV infection and cerebral birth abnormalities
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,
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is growing.
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An increased incidence of some peripheral nervous syndromes among adults was reported during outbreaks in French Polynesia
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,
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and Brazil,
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,
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but no formal link with ZIKV infection was shown. We describe a case of central nervous system infection with ZIKV that was associated with meningoencephalitis in an adult.
An 81-year-old man was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) 10 days after he had been on . . .
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
