IDCases (Jan 2023)

Probable West Nile Virus hepatitis: Case report

  • Giovanni Mori,
  • Martina Strano,
  • Matteo Chiurlo,
  • Simona Bossolasco,
  • Massimo Cernuschi,
  • Antonella Castagna

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 33
p. e01841

Abstract

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West Nile Virus infections has become endemic in various locations around the world. Symptomatic cases manifest as an acute febrile illness and in less than 1% with neuroinvasive manifestations. We report one of the very few cases of probable WNV-mediated isolated hepatitis to shed light on a possibly underestimated clinical picture.

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