Key result
HCoV 229E and OC43 co-infection links to rare acute flaccid paralysis in a pediatric patient.
Design
Case report
Authors
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Raises awareness of coronavirus co-infection as potential etiology in pediatric AFP with LRTI; hypothesis-generating pending confirmatory studies.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights human coronaviruses as a potential rare cause of acute flaccid paralysis in pediatric patients.
Çokyaman et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Acute flaccid paralysis and lower respiratory tract infection (n=1). Human coronavirus (HCoV) 229E and OC43 co-infection was evaluated on Acute flaccid paralysis. Human coronavirus 229E and OC43 co-infection was identified as a rare cause of acute flaccid paralysis and lower respiratory tract infection in a pediatric patient.
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