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KMID : 0191120150300030343
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2015 Volume.30 No. 3 p.343 ~ p.345
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The First Reported Case of West Nile Encephalitis in Korea
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Hwang Ji-Hye
Ryu Ho-Sung
Kim Hyun-Jin
Lee Sang-Ahm
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Abstract
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West Nile encephalitis was first identified in 1937, but until now, it was never diagnosed in Korea. A 58-yr-old Korean man was admitted with headache and cognitive dysfunction. The patient had been on a business trip in Guinea. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed pleocytosis. The patient complained of both leg weakness,and arachnoiditis and myelitis were observed on lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A specific neutralizing antibody for West Nile virus was positive in serum. After a treatment with interferon-α 3mu, follow up CSF findings recovered completely after 3 months later. The first case of West Nile encephalitis in Korea was imported from Guinea, and was cured successfully.
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KEYWORD
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West Nile Encephalitis, West Nile Fever, West Nile virus
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