Enterovirus A71-associated acute flaccid paralysis in a pediatric patient: a case report

Enterovirus A71-associated acute flaccid paralysis in a pediatric patient: a case report

Abstract Background Enterovirus A71 is one of the causative agents of hand, foot, and mouth disease, which is usually a self-limiting disease. Complications of enterovirus infection are also very rare. However, when such complications occur, they can lead to serious neurological diseases or even dea...

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Main Authors: Oluwafemi M. Akinnurun, Marco Narvaez Encalada, Julia Orth, Markus Petzold, Sindy Böttcher, Sabine Diedrich, Martin Smitka, Percy Schröttner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Enterovirus A71
Acute flaccid paralysis
Enterovirus PCR
Case report
Pediatric infectious diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-04041-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-04041-6

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