Eastern equine encephalitis virus infection is a rare sporadic central nervous system infection transmitted by a mosquito vector.
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare life-threatening disease associated with the inability of an overactive immune system to effectively respond to infections.
Many viruses are known to trigger primary, as well as secondary, HLH. We report a pediatric case of eastern equine encephalitis virus-associated HLH which caused severe neurologic injury and death.
2009-06-01
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The Pediatric infectious disease journal
Department of Pediatrics, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, AL, USA. mmancao [at] usouthal.edu
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Jun;28(6):543-5
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