Acute flaccid paralysis and seizure induced pneumothorax can accompany Japanese encephalitis

Abstract

A 14-year-old boy from Southern parts of West Bengal, India presented in a Tertiary Care Hospital of West Bengal with high-grade fever and acute flaccid paralysis, later proved to be a case of Japanese encephalitis. His clinical course was also complicated by an unexpected occurrence of seizure-induced pneumothorax. The patient received supportive therapy and ultimately discharged from hospital with residual flaccid paralysis of lower limbs as the only neurological impairment. We hereby report these two rare accompaniments of Japanese encephalitis, a common occurrence in Asian countries.

Keywords

• Acute flaccid paralysis
• Japanese encephalitis
• pneumothorax