Key result
ECHO 9 (Coxsackie A-23) virus was associated with fatal neonatal illness and isolated from lung, brain, and spinal fluid despite an unexpected lack of postmortem histologic abnormalities.
Population
1 newborn infant with fatal illness associated with ECHO 9 (Coxsackie A-23) virus
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Unexpected lack of histology does not exclude fatal neonatal ECHO 9; leaves open diagnostic criteria for enteroviral disease.
Reports a case of fatal neonatal ECHO 9 infection with virus isolation from multiple organs but lacking expected histologic abnormalities.
Rawls et al. (1964) studied this question. ECHO 9 (Coxsackie A-23) virus was associated with fatal neonatal illness and isolated from lung, brain, and spinal fluid despite an unexpected lack of postmortem histologic abnormalities.
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