Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
A severe case of human rhinovirus A45 with central nervous system involvement and viral sepsis |
| Authors: |
Jun Liu, Hongwei Zhao, Ziheng Feng, Yingchao Liu, Qianyu Feng, Suyun Qian, Lili Xu, Hengmiao Gao, Zhengde Xie |
| Source: |
Virology Journal, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2022. |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| Subject Terms: |
Rhinovirus, Central nervous system involvement, Viral sepsis, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background Rhinovirus is a common viral aetiology of upper respiratory infection and is mostly associated with common cold or flu-like illness. Although rhinovirus has been recognized as a pathogen for lower respiratory infections in severe cases credited to advances in molecular detection, central nervous system involvement and multiorgan dysfunction are extremely rare. Case presentation A previously healthy 10-year-old girl developed fever, sore throat and conjunctive injection after contact with an upper respiratory infection patient, followed by seizures, haematuria, and severe diarrhoea. She experienced viral sepsis and multiorgan dysfunction after admission. Cerebral computed tomography showed significant diffuse encephaledema. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed significantly elevated protein levels. After her consciousness disturbance improved, she still took a long time to recover from haematuria and diarrhoea. We identified a rarely reported rhinovirus A45 in her oropharyngeal and anal swabs by metagenomic next-generation sequencing, and bacterial culture of blood specimens yielded negative results. Conclusions This case presents a patient with severe rhinovirus infection, which was very likely responsible for her central nervous system symptoms and viral sepsis. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1743-422X |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/1743-422X |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12985-022-01799-x |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/9e479f9b29364cc99633dc72900c339b |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.9e479f9b29364cc99633dc72900c339b |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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