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Fatal underhanded chronic enterovirus infection associated with anti-CD20 monotherapy for central nervous system demyelinating disease.
- Source :
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Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) [Mult Scler] 2021 Feb; Vol. 27 (2), pp. 320-323. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 25. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- We report a fatal case of coxsackievirus B4 chronic infection in a 30-year-old woman with a diagnosis of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disorder controlled by rituximab monotherapy for 3 years. Initially presenting as self-limited meningitis, the infection remained silent for 8 months before the sudden onset of fulminant myocarditis. Analysis of the complete genome showed that the same virus was responsible for both episodes.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1477-0970
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32584194
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1352458520923978