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West Nile virus encephalitis in a kidney transplant recipient AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Shepherd, J. C., Subramanian, A., Montgomery, R. A., Samaniego, M. D., Gong, G., Bergmann, A., Blythe, D., Dropulic, L. 2004; 4 (5): 830-833

Abstract

We describe a case of West Nile virus encephalitis in a 54-year-old kidney transplant recipient. The clinical course was rapid and fatal. Serial CSF samples showed an evolving mononuclear pleiocytosis and serial MRIs showed increasing signs of cytotoxic edema in her basal ganglia. Seroepidemiological testing indicated that the infection was most likely acquired from transfusion of fresh frozen plasma at the time of transplantation.

View details for DOI 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2004.00410.x

View details for Web of Science ID 000221223900026

View details for PubMedID 15084182