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Persistent spiking fever in a child with acute myeloid leukemia and disseminated infection with enterovirus

Authors :
Corine H. GeurtsvanKessel
Katja C. Wolthers
G. Aron
A. C. de Vries
Jean Luc Murk
Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus
P.L. Fraaij
Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity
Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention
Source :
Journal of clinical virology, 61(3), 453-455. Elsevier
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2014.

Abstract

We here report a 7 year old acute myeloid leukemia patient with persistent spiking fever likely caused by chronic echovirus 20 infection. After immunoglobulin substitution fevers subsided and the virus was cleared. Enterovirus infection should be considered in immunocompromised patients with unexplained persistent fever.

Details

ISSN :
13866532
Volume :
61
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Clinical Virology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....359923d14131baadd864217922eb1591