ABDOMINAL DISTENSION: AN IMPORTANT FEATURE IN HUMAN PARECHOVIRUS INFECTION

Harish Bangalore; Javeed Ahmed; John Bible; Esse Natasha Menson; Andrew Durward; Cheuk Yan William Tong

doi:10.1097/INF.0b013e318207691c

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION: AN IMPORTANT FEATURE IN HUMAN PARECHOVIRUS INFECTION

Harish Bangalore^*, Javeed Ahmed, John Bible, Esse Natasha Menson, Andrew Durward , Cheuk Yan William Tong

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Abstract

A total of 8 infants presenting with sepsis-like illness were diagnosed to have human parechovirus (HPeV) infection; of which, 5 had abdominal distension and 6 had an erythematous rash. A combination of abdominal distension and erythematous rash was observed in 4 infants. The abdominal symptoms can be very prominent and signs could be confused with acute surgical conditions. Although fever and central nervous symptoms are important features, a red rash with abdominal distension and a low C-reactive protein value and lymphocyte count can be clues to recognize this infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	260-262
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	30
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e318207691c
Publication status	Published - Mar 2011

Keywords

human parechovirus
sepsis
abdomen distension
erythematous rash
laparotomy

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