The role for intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment of West Nile virus encephalitis.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America ·Vol. 37 ·No. 6 ·2003-09-15 ·Pages e88-90

Haley M, Retter AS, Fowler D, Gea-Banacloche J, O'Grady NP

Abstract

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) with high titers to West Nile virus was used as an adjuvant therapy for a patient with West Nile virus encephalitis that did not respond to supportive care. We present this case report and review the evidence supporting the use of high-titer IVIG.

MeSH Terms

Encephalitis/immunology,therapy,virology Humans Immunoglobulins, Intravenous/therapeutic use Male Middle Aged West Nile Fever/immunology,therapy West Nile virus/immunology

Chemicals

Immunoglobulins, Intravenous

Authors & Affiliations

5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Haley Michael

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Warren Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.

Retter Avi S

Fowler Daniel

Gea-Banacloche Jaun

O'Grady Naomi P

Article Info

Journal

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Abbr.

Clin Infect Dis

ISSN

1537-6591

DOI

10.1086/377172

Published

2003-09-15

Epub

2003-00-27

Pages

e88-90

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

9203213

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1086/377172 View journal details

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