A fatal case of acute encephalopathy in a child due to coxsackievirus A2 infection: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Certain types of enteroviruses, including coxsackieviruses, cause encephalitis, and other neurological complications. However, these pathogens rarely cause fatal infections, especially in immunocompetent infants. In this study, we present a rare case of acute encephalopathy caused by coxsackievirus A2 (CV-A2), which progressed rapidly in a previously healthy female child.

Case presentation

In June 2013, a 26-month-old female child from Kanagawa, Japan, was found unresponsive during sleep. She was healthy until that morning. Her temperature was 37 °C at 08:00. She was feeling fine and went to the nursery that same morning. However, her condition worsened around noon. Therefore, she went home and slept at around 13:00. Surprisingly, after 2 h, her parents checked on

SUBMITTER: Nagai T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8600809 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature