Journal article
Meningitis-Retention Syndrome as a Presentation of West Nile Virus Meningitis
Case reports in medicine, Vol.2013, 984345
01/01/2013
DOI: 10.1155/2013/984345
PMCID: PMC3747452
PMID: 23983716
Abstract
A 26-year-old previously healthy man presented with fever, urinary retention, nuchal rigidity, and hyperreflexia but with a clear sensorium. His initial spinal fluid results were consistent with aseptic meningitis from West Nile virus infection, and this was confirmed by serological studies on blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies were unremarkable. He received supportive care and urinary catheterization to prevent bladder injury from overdistension. He was discharged home without recurrence of urinary retention after five days of hospitalization. Therefore, this case report describes the first case of West Nile virus meningitis in a patient with the meningitis-retention syndrome.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Meningitis-Retention Syndrome as a Presentation of West Nile Virus Meningitis
- Creators
- Charoen Mankongpaisarnrung - Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterPavis Laengvejkal - Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterErwin Argueta - Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterChok Limsuwat - Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterGrerk Sutamtewagul - Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterKenneth Nugent - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Case reports in medicine, Vol.2013, 984345
- DOI
- 10.1155/2013/984345
- PMID
- 23983716
- PMCID
- PMC3747452
- NLM abbreviation
- Case Rep Med
- ISSN
- 1687-9627
- eISSN
- 1687-9635
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359936702771
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