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Postmortem human metapneumovirus RNA was detected in brain and lung tissue samples from a 14-month-old boy who died from encephalitis, suggesting a possible etiologic relationship.
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Reports a fatal case of encephalitis potentially correlated with primary human metapneumovirus infection.
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May suggest hMPV encephalitis in infants; leaves open causal confirmation by prospective studies.
We describe a fatal case of encephalitis that might be correlated with primary human metapneumovirus (HMPV) encephalitis. Postmortem HMPV RNA was detected in brain and lung tissue samples from the patient. Furthermore, HMPV RNA was found in culture fluids from cells coincubated with lung tissue.
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Schildgen et al. (2005) conducted a case report in Encephalitis (n=1). Postmortem human metapneumovirus RNA was detected in brain and lung tissue samples from a 14-month-old boy who died from encephalitis, suggesting a possible etiologic relationship.
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