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ArticleCureus2024

A Rare Case of Viral Meningitis and Probable Metabolic Encephalopathy in a Renal Transplant Patient.

Vijay Sinha, Krishna Patel, Krithika Giresh, Alexia McDonough, Gagandeep S Grewal

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Vijay SinhaInternal Medicine, Merit Health Wesley, Hattiesburg, USA.
Krishna PatelInternal Medicine, Merit Health Wesley, Hattiesburg, USA.
Krithika GireshInternal Medicine, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.
Alexia McDonoughInternal Medicine, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.
Gagandeep S GrewalInternal Medicine, Merit Health Wesley, Hattiesburg, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report highlights the complex clinical presentation of a 43-year-old male with a history of renal transplantation, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, who developed viral meningitis with probable metabolic encephalopathy. The multidisciplinary approach involved infectious disease specialists, transplant nephrologists, and neurologists. This case provides unique learning points such as highlighting the complexities of diagnosing and managing viral meningitis in an immunocompromised post-transplant patient, emphasizing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach, innovative medication delivery, and awareness for complications such as metabolic encephalopathy and persistent fevers. The patient's management was complicated by altered mental status, high fevers, and medication delivery challenges, necessitating a transfer to a higher-level care facility.

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aseptic encephalitisimmunocompromised patientmetabolic encephalopathyrenal transplantrenal transplant patientwest nile encephalitis

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PMID39881894
PMCPMC11775637

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