Fatal Outcome of Ilheus Virus in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Patient Diagnosed with Encephalitis
Bruno Henrique Gonçalves de Aguiar Milhim, Cássia Fernanda Estofolete, Leonardo Cecílio da Rocha, Elisabete Liso, Vânia Maria Sabadoto Brienze, Nikos Vasilakis, Ana Carolina Bernardes Terzian, Maurício Lacerda Nogueira
Abstract
Ilheus virus is an arbovirus with the potential for central nervous system involvement. Accurate diagnosis is a challenge due to similar clinical symptoms and serologic cross-reactivity with other flaviviruses. Here, we describe the first documented case of a fatal outcome following the identification of Ilheus virus in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of a patient with cerebral encephalitis in Brazil.
Topics & Concepts
Cerebrospinal fluidEncephalitisArbovirusMedicineVirusVirologySerologyCentral nervous systemNeurointensive carePathologyImmunologyIntensive care medicineInternal medicineAntibodyMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments