The role for intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment of West Nile virus encephalitis.
case_report · Level V
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Encephalitis
- Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
- West Nile Fever
- West Nile virus