Case Report: A Fatal Case of West Nile Virus Meningoencephalomyelitis in a Woman with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Initially Misdiagnosed as SARS-CoV-2 Infection

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.PMID:33782207 | DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.21-0041

Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 30, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Marco Schiuma Laura Pezzati Elisabetta Ballone Beatrice Borghi Maurizio Osio Daniele Mattavelli Laura Galimberti Mario Corbellino Davide Mileto Nadia Zanchetta Spinello Antinori Source Type: research