Open AccessDelayed-onset paraparesis in Lassa fever: A case report
Author(s) -
Alexandre Duvignaud,
Mahamadou Doutchi,
Chukwuyem Abejegah,
Ijeoma Chukwudumebi Etafo,
Marie Jaspard,
B. Serra,
E. Tricaud,
Claire LévyMarchal,
Xavier Anglaret,
Liasu Adeagbo Ahmed,
Akinola Nelson Adedosu,
Denis Malvy,
Oladele Oluwafemi Ayodeji
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.12.022
Subject(s) - lassa fever , medicine , lassa virus , virology , pediatrics , disease , virus , pathology
Lassa fever (LF) is an endemic viral hemorrhagic fever in West Africa. Among the serious complications of the disease are neurological manifestations whose spectrum is incompletely known. Here we report the case of a 61-year-old man who developed a delayed-onset paraparesis a few weeks after getting infected with Lassa virus, thereby suggesting a possible association between LF and spinal cord disorders.
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