Central and peripheral nervous system involvement in Zika virus infection in a child

J Neurovirol. 2019 Dec;25(6):893-896. doi: 10.1007/s13365-019-00770-x. Epub 2019 Jun 20.

Abstract

A 7-year-old boy that presented an encephalomyeloradiculitis and no classic symptoms of arboviruses. Zika virus (ZIKV) was confirmed by molecular analyses of cerebrospinal fluid and 1 year later by plaque reduction neutralization test. This case demonstrates that ZIKV can be associated with diffuse nervous system infection in children.

Keywords: Central nervous system; Children; Peripheral nervous system; Zika virus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myelitis / virology*
  • Radiculopathy / virology*
  • Zika Virus Infection / complications*