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May 1, 2002Clinical Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

The 1998 Enterovirus 71 Outbreak in Taiwan: Pathogenesis and Management

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Population

Children with severe enterovirus infection during the 1998 Taiwan outbreak.

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Authors

TLTzou‐Yien LinBoston Children's HospitalLCLuan‐Yin ChangJinwen University of Science and TechnologySHShao-Hsuan HsiaChang Gung University

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Overview

Prompts vigilance for rapid cardiac decompensation in young children with EV71; leaves open targeted cardioprotective strategies.

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Population
Children with severe enterovirus infection during the 1998 Taiwan outbreak (n=405 severe cases, 78 deaths, 91% of deaths in children <5 years old).
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Outcome
Deathhard clinical

EV71 is a highly neurotropic virus that can cause rapid death in young children due to neurogenic pulmonary edema and cardiac decompensation.

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Lin et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f5f7426a7f98052dc0ccdhttps://doi.org/10.1086/338819

Topics

Hypertension management
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