Human Parechovirus Meningitis with Adverse Neurodevelopmental Outcome: A Case Report

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Oct;37(10):e256-e257. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001984.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Epilepsy
  • Humans
  • Infant, Premature
  • Male
  • Meningitis / complications*
  • Meningitis / virology*
  • Neonatal Sepsis
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders / etiology*
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders / virology
  • Parechovirus*
  • Picornaviridae Infections / complications*