Paediatric Australian bat lyssavirus encephalomyelitis – sequential MRI appearances from symptom onset to death

• Published in: Pediatric Radiology Vol. 45; no. 11; pp. 1716 - 1721
• Main Authors: Shetty, Umesh, Phillips, Mark, Francis, Joshua R., Walsh, Mark
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Australia; Case Report; Child; Disease Progression; Encephalomyelitis - pathology; Encephalomyelitis - virology; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Imaging; Lyssavirus; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neuroradiology; Nuclear Medicine; Oncology; Pediatrics; Radiology; Rhabdoviridae Infections - diagnosis; Symptom Assessment; Ultrasound; Australia; Brain; Lyssavirus; Spinal cord; Magnetic resonance imaging; Child; Australian bat lyssavirus

Human infection with Australian bat lyssavirus is extremely rare. Here we present the craniospinal findings in a fatal case of Australian bat lyssavirus infection in an 8-year-old child. MRI plays a very important role, not only in the diagnostic work-up of Australian bat lyssavirus infection but al...