Coxsackievirus A6 (CV-A6) Encephalomyelitis in an Immunocompromised Child: a Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

Jpn J Infect Dis. 2018 Sep 21;71(5):388-389. doi: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2018.073. Epub 2018 May 31.

Authors

Aswathyraj S¹, Sasidharanpillai Sabeena¹, Kamalakshi G Bhat², Kiran Chandra Bharani¹, Sanjay Ramachandran¹, Govindakarnavar Arunkumar¹

Affiliations

¹ Manipal center for Virus Research, Manipal Academy of Higher Education.
² Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College.

PMID: 29848846
DOI: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2018.073

No abstract available

Keywords: coxsackievirus A6; encephalitis; enterovirus.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Coxsackievirus Infections / cerebrospinal fluid
Coxsackievirus Infections / complications*
Coxsackievirus Infections / diagnosis*
Encephalomyelitis / diagnosis*
Encephalomyelitis / virology
Enterovirus / genetics
Enterovirus / isolation & purification
Fatal Outcome
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
Humans
Immunocompromised Host*
Male
Pharynx / virology