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Rotavirus was detected in the cerebrospinal fluid of a child with meningoencephalitis, adding to 23 literature cases of central nervous system disease attributed to the virus.
This report highlights that rotavirus can cause meningoencephalitis in previously healthy children, as confirmed by PCR detection in cerebrospinal fluid.
May support rotavirus testing in unexplained pediatric meningoencephalitis; leaves open incidence, causality, and practice implications.
A 31/2-year-old child presented with symptoms of acute gastroenteritis and evidence of central nervous system disease. Evaluation revealed findings consistent with meningoencephalitis and rotavirus detected in the cerebrospinal fluid by polymerase chain reaction. A review of the literature describes 23 cases of central nervous system disease attributed to rotavirus.
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Dickey et al. (2009) studied this question. Rotavirus was detected in the cerebrospinal fluid of a child with meningoencephalitis, adding to 23 literature cases of central nervous system disease attributed to the virus.
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