Open AccessHuman Parechovirus Meningitis with Adverse Neurodevelopmental Outcome
Author(s) -
Mylene C Berk,
Andrea H L Bruning,
Aleid G. van Wassenaer-Leemhuis,
Katja C. Wolthers,
Dasja Pajkrt
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000001984
Subject(s) - medicine , meningitis , pediatrics , adverse effect , intensive care medicine
Human parechovirus infections usually cause mild symptoms in children. Although their contribution to severe disease in young children-such as neonatal sepsis and meningoencephalitis-is increasingly recognized, data on long-term consequences are scarce. Here we present the case of a 5-year-old boy with severe long-term neurodevelopmental sequelae after human parechovirus-3 meningitis.