Key result
A 9-year-old girl developed a poliomyelitis-like syndrome associated with rotavirus infection, with rotavirus RNA detected in the cerebrospinal fluid by RT-PCR.
Population
1 9-year-old girl with rotavirus gastroenteritis complicated with acute myelitis presenting with a…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
2 to 3 months
Authors
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May prompt rotavirus testing in unexplained poliomyelitis-like cases; leaves open causality and needs confirmation.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report suggests that rotavirus may be a causative agent of poliomyelitis-like syndrome.
Chou et al. (1998) conducted a case report in Rotavirus gastroenteritis complicated with acute myelitis (poliomyelitis-like syndrome) (n=1). Rotavirus infection was evaluated on Poliomyelitis-like syndrome. A 9-year-old girl developed a poliomyelitis-like syndrome associated with rotavirus infection, with rotavirus RNA detected in the cerebrospinal fluid by RT-PCR.
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