Selected article for: "differential diagnosis and encephalitis diagnosis"

Author: Schiuma, Marco; Pezzati, Laura; Ballone, Elisabetta; Borghi, Beatrice; Osio, Maurizio; Mattavelli, Daniele; Galimberti, Laura; Corbellino, Mario; Mileto, Davide; Zanchetta, Nadia; Antinori, Spinello
Title: Case Report: A Fatal Case of West Nile Virus Meningoencephalomyelitis in a Woman with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Initially Misdiagnosed as SARS-CoV-2 Infection
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  • Document date: 2021_3_29
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    Snippet: We present a fatal case of West Nile virus meningoencephalomyelitis initially misdiagnosed as COVID-19 in a 63-year-old Egyptian woman with a previous diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus. The patient’s medical history and immunosuppressive therapy, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, substantially broadened the differential diagnosis of her encephalitis.
    Document: We present a fatal case of West Nile virus meningoencephalomyelitis initially misdiagnosed as COVID-19 in a 63-year-old Egyptian woman with a previous diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus. The patient’s medical history and immunosuppressive therapy, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, substantially broadened the differential diagnosis of her encephalitis.

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