| Literature DB >> 32067542 |
Anna Nilsson1, Niklas Edner2, Jan Albert3,4, Anders Ternhag5.
Abstract
A child with pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) developed fatal encephalitis associated with human coronavirus OC43 (HCoV-OC43). During chemotherapy the child had a persistent HCoV-OC43 respiratory infection and later developed progressive encephalitis. Cerebrospinal fluid was negative for pathogens including HCoV-OC43, but a brain biopsy was HCoV-OC43-positive by metagenomic next-generation sequencing.Entities:
Keywords: Coronavirus; brain biopsy; encephalitis; next generation sequencing
Year: 2020 PMID: 32067542 DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2020.1729403
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Dis (Lond) ISSN: 2374-4243