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Observational studyBMC pediatrics2023

Children with severe enterovirus A71 infection.

Wenjuan Wu, Baoguang Li, Tao Xie

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Observational study in BMC pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenjuan WuDepartment of Neurology, Hebei Children's Hospital, Hebei Children's Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Epilepsy and Neurological Diseases, 133 Jianhua Nan street, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China.
Baoguang LiDepartment of Neurology, Hebei Children's Hospital, Hebei Children's Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Epilepsy and Neurological Diseases, 133 Jianhua Nan street, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China. 317491448@qq.com.
Tao XieDepartment of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050000, China. Xiet20220527@163.com.
Hebei Medical University · CNSecond Hospital of Hebei Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are few reports on the timing of onset and the symptoms of enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) infection, which can easily be misdiagnosed. This study aimed to explore the clinical characteristics of children with severe EV-A71 infection.

methodsThis retrospective observational study included children with severe EV-A71 infection admitted to Hebei Children's Hospital between January 2016 and January 2018.

resultsA total of 101 patients were included: 57 males (56.4%) and 44 females (43.6%). They were 1-13 years of age. The symptoms were fever in 94 patients (93.1%), rash in 46 (45.5%), irritability in 70 (69.3%), and lethargy in 56 (55.4%). There were 19 (59.3%) patients with abnormal neurological magnetic resonance imaging [pontine tegmentum (n = 14, 43.8%), medulla oblongata (n = 11, 34.4%), midbrain (n = 9, 28.1%), cerebellum and dentate nucleus (n = 8, 25.0%), basal ganglia (n = 4, 12.5%), cortex (n = 4, 12.5%), spinal cord (n = 3, 9.3%), and meninges (n = 1, 3.1%)]. There was a positive correlation between the ratio of neutrophil count and white blood cell count in cerebrospinal fluid in the first 3 days of the disease (r = 0.415, P < 0.001).

conclusionThe clinical symptoms of EV-A71 infection are fever and/or skin rash, irritability, and lethargy. Some patients have abnormal neurological magnetic resonance imaging. The white blood cell count in the cerebrospinal fluid of children with EV-A71 infection may increase alongside neutrophil counts.

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EnterovirusEnterovirus A, HumanEnterovirus InfectionsExanthemaAntigens, ViralChildFemaleFeverHumansLethargyMaleRetrospective StudiesAntigens, ViralCerebrospinal fluidEnterovirusImagingNervous systemRetrospective studySymptoms

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PMID37055743
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