Abstract
In June 2004 an 8-year-old boy was admitted to a hospital in Thessaloniki, Greece, because of high fever, tachypnea, hypotonia, diarrhea, and tonoclonic convulsions. Phlebovirus infection was diagnosed by IgG seroconversion to Toscana virus. As IgM antibodies were not detected, it is suggested that this was an acute infection caused by a phlebovirus virus distinct from Toscana virus. Complication by a hospital-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia resulted in 2 months of hospitalization. Slight ataxia was still present on discharge.
MeSH terms
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Acyclovir / therapeutic use
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
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Bunyaviridae Infections / complications
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Bunyaviridae Infections / diagnosis*
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Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
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Child
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Colistin / therapeutic use
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Cross Infection / complications
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Cross Infection / microbiology
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Greece
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / blood
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Male
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Meningoencephalitis / complications
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Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis*
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Meningoencephalitis / drug therapy
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Meningoencephalitis / virology
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Phlebovirus / classification
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Phlebovirus / immunology
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Phlebovirus / isolation & purification*
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / complications*
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Pseudomonas Infections / complications*
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Pseudomonas Infections / etiology
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa*
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Antiviral Agents
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Immunoglobulin G
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Ceftriaxone
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Acyclovir
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Colistin