TY - JOUR
T1 - West-Nijl-viruspoliomyelitis na vakantie in Egypte
AU - Kropman, Elise
AU - Bakker, Leendert J.
AU - de Sonnaville, Jeroen J.J.
AU - Koopmans, Marion P.G.
AU - Raaphorst, Joost
AU - Carpay, Johannes A.
N1 - Financiële ondersteuning voor dit artikel: de afdeling van J. Raaphorst ontving gelden voor een fellowship ‘Neuromusculaire ziekten’ van het Prinses Beatrix Fonds
PY - 2012/4/18
Y1 - 2012/4/18
N2 - Due to the worldwide near-extinction of poliovirus infections an acute presentation of poliomyelitis in the Netherlands has become extremely rare. However, in the differential diagnosis of such a disease presentation other pathogens need to be considered as well. A 44-year-old female presented with fever and a flaccid paresis of the left leg, following a holiday in Egypt. The laboratory investigation demonstrated an acute West Nile virus (WNV) infection, after which the diagnosis 'WNV poliomyelitis' was made. WNV poliomyelitis is a rare neurological complication of an infection with the WNV. The areas in Europe where WNV transmission to humans occurs are expanding. In the future, the number of neurological disorders caused by WNV is likely to increase, also in the Netherlands.
AB - Due to the worldwide near-extinction of poliovirus infections an acute presentation of poliomyelitis in the Netherlands has become extremely rare. However, in the differential diagnosis of such a disease presentation other pathogens need to be considered as well. A 44-year-old female presented with fever and a flaccid paresis of the left leg, following a holiday in Egypt. The laboratory investigation demonstrated an acute West Nile virus (WNV) infection, after which the diagnosis 'WNV poliomyelitis' was made. WNV poliomyelitis is a rare neurological complication of an infection with the WNV. The areas in Europe where WNV transmission to humans occurs are expanding. In the future, the number of neurological disorders caused by WNV is likely to increase, also in the Netherlands.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 22929748
AN - SCOPUS:84867866032
SN - 0028-2162
VL - 155
SP - A4333
JO - Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
JF - Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
IS - 35
M1 - A4333
ER -