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West-Nile encephalitis

MedGen UID:
155889
Concept ID:
C0751583
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Encephalitis, West Nile Fever; West Nile Fever Encephalitis
SNOMED CT: West Nile encephalitis (392662004)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
Concept ID:
CN307044
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0019376
Orphanet: ORPHA83476

Definition

An acute arboviral infection caused by a virus of the <i>Flaviviridae</i> family transmitted by an infected mosquito, that is asymptomatic in the majority of cases but that can present in rare occasions with mild flulike symptoms such as low-grade fever, arthralgia, myalgia, and/or rash, or with neurologic manifestations including meningitis, encephalitis with mental confusion or disorientation, tremors and acute flaccid paralysis/poliomyelitis. [from ORDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVWest-Nile encephalitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Bale JF Jr
Pediatr Neurol 2015 Jul;53(1):3-12. Epub 2015 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2015.03.013. PMID: 25957806
Sambri V, Capobianchi M, Charrel R, Fyodorova M, Gaibani P, Gould E, Niedrig M, Papa A, Pierro A, Rossini G, Varani S, Vocale C, Landini MP
Clin Microbiol Infect 2013 Aug;19(8):699-704. Epub 2013 Apr 17 doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12211. PMID: 23594175
Cunha BA
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2004 Oct;17(5):413-20. doi: 10.1097/00001432-200410000-00005. PMID: 15353960

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Aziz F, Saddler C, Jorgenson M, Smith J, Mandelbrot D
Transpl Infect Dis 2020 Aug;22(4):e13317. Epub 2020 May 22 doi: 10.1111/tid.13317. PMID: 32386074
Herring R, Desai N, Parnes M, Jarjour I
Pediatr Neurol 2019 Mar;92:16-25. Epub 2018 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2018.07.019. PMID: 30611518
Anukumar B, Sapkal GN, Tandale BV, Balasubramanian R, Gangale D
J Clin Virol 2014 Sep;61(1):152-5. Epub 2014 Jun 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.06.003. PMID: 24985196
Sambri V, Capobianchi M, Charrel R, Fyodorova M, Gaibani P, Gould E, Niedrig M, Papa A, Pierro A, Rossini G, Varani S, Vocale C, Landini MP
Clin Microbiol Infect 2013 Aug;19(8):699-704. Epub 2013 Apr 17 doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12211. PMID: 23594175
Harrison TW
J Pediatr Health Care 2002 Nov-Dec;16(6):278-81. PMID: 12436096

Diagnosis

David S, Abraham AM
Infect Dis (Lond) 2016 Aug;48(8):571-86. Epub 2016 May 20 doi: 10.3109/23744235.2016.1164890. PMID: 27207312
Sambri V, Capobianchi M, Charrel R, Fyodorova M, Gaibani P, Gould E, Niedrig M, Papa A, Pierro A, Rossini G, Varani S, Vocale C, Landini MP
Clin Microbiol Infect 2013 Aug;19(8):699-704. Epub 2013 Apr 17 doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12211. PMID: 23594175
Cunha BA
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2004 Oct;17(5):413-20. doi: 10.1097/00001432-200410000-00005. PMID: 15353960
Solomon T, Ooi MH, Beasley DW, Mallewa M
BMJ 2003 Apr 19;326(7394):865-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7394.865. PMID: 12702624Free PMC Article
Harrison TW
J Pediatr Health Care 2002 Nov-Dec;16(6):278-81. PMID: 12436096

Therapy

Aziz F, Saddler C, Jorgenson M, Smith J, Mandelbrot D
Transpl Infect Dis 2020 Aug;22(4):e13317. Epub 2020 May 22 doi: 10.1111/tid.13317. PMID: 32386074
Brandler S, Tangy F
Viruses 2013 Sep 30;5(10):2384-409. doi: 10.3390/v5102384. PMID: 24084235Free PMC Article
Schneider JI
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2004 Nov;22(4):1099-115. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2004.05.007. PMID: 15474784
Roos KL
Curr Opin Neurol 2004 Jun;17(3):343-6. doi: 10.1097/00019052-200406000-00016. PMID: 15167070
Monath TP, Arroyo J, Miller C, Guirakhoo F
Curr Drug Targets Infect Disord 2001 May;1(1):37-50. doi: 10.2174/1568005013343254. PMID: 12455232

Prognosis

Hart J Jr, Tillman G, Kraut MA, Chiang HS, Strain JF, Li Y, Agrawal AG, Jester P, Gnann JW Jr, Whitley RJ; NIAID Collaborative Antiviral Study Group West Nile Virus 210 Protocol Team
BMC Infect Dis 2014 May 9;14:248. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-248. PMID: 24884681Free PMC Article
Chung WM, Buseman CM, Joyner SN, Hughes SM, Fomby TB, Luby JP, Haley RW
JAMA 2013 Jul 17;310(3):297-307. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.8267. PMID: 23860988
Donoso Mantke O, Vaheri A, Ambrose H, Koopmans M, de Ory F, Zeller H, Beyrer K, Windorfer A, Niedrig M; European Network for Diagnostics of Imported Viral Diseases (ENIVD) Working Group for Viral CNS Diseases
Euro Surveill 2008 Jan 17;13(3) doi: 10.2807/ese.13.03.08017-en. PMID: 18445392
Cunha BA
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2004 Oct;17(5):413-20. doi: 10.1097/00001432-200410000-00005. PMID: 15353960
Solomon T, Ooi MH, Beasley DW, Mallewa M
BMJ 2003 Apr 19;326(7394):865-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7394.865. PMID: 12702624Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Aziz F, Saddler C, Jorgenson M, Smith J, Mandelbrot D
Transpl Infect Dis 2020 Aug;22(4):e13317. Epub 2020 May 22 doi: 10.1111/tid.13317. PMID: 32386074
Bouzalas IG, Diakakis N, Chaintoutis SC, Brellou GD, Papanastassopoulou M, Danis K, Vlemmas I, Seuberlich T, Dovas CI
Transbound Emerg Dis 2016 Dec;63(6):e219-e227. Epub 2015 Feb 7 doi: 10.1111/tbed.12334. PMID: 25660661
Anukumar B, Sapkal GN, Tandale BV, Balasubramanian R, Gangale D
J Clin Virol 2014 Sep;61(1):152-5. Epub 2014 Jun 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.06.003. PMID: 24985196
Cunha BA
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2004 Oct;17(5):413-20. doi: 10.1097/00001432-200410000-00005. PMID: 15353960
Platonov AE
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2001 Dec;951:102-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb02689.x. PMID: 11797768

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