Isolation and characterization of adenovirus 5 from the brain of an infant with fatal cerebral edema.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
This report describes a fatal case of cerebral edema caused by adenovirus in a previously healthy 18-month-old infant who developed skin rash, pulmonary congestion, and fever and who died 6 days later. Adenovirus hexon gene sequences were detected in brain tissue and brain tissue cultures. The virus was typed as adenovirus 5.
Medical subject headings
- Adenovirus Infections, Human
- Adenoviruses, Human
- Brain
- Brain Edema