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Sandfluevirusmeningitis hos en dansk turist efter ophold i Toscana
Engelsk titel: Sandfly virus meningitis in a Danish traveller returning from Tuscany Läs online Författare: Laursen, Alex ; Bang Nissen, Nanna ; Jespersen, Sanne ; Vinner, Lasse ; Fomsgaard, Anders Språk: Dan Antal referenser: 0 Dokumenttyp: Fallbeskrivning UI-nummer: 11101069

Tidskrift

Ugeskrift for Laeger 2011;173(40)2505-6 ISSN 0041-5782 E-ISSN 1603-6824 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

We report the first case of Sandfly virus meningitis in a Danish traveller returning from Tuscany. A 52 year-old man was admitted with headache, fever and photophobia. Spinal fluid showed evidence of aseptic meningitis. Indirect immuno-fluorescence assays showed presence of immunoglobulin (Ig)M and IgG antibodies reactive against Toscana virus, and Phlebovirus RNA was detected in blood by real-time polymerase chain reaction. The patient recovered spontaneously. Since Sandfly virus is a very common cause of meningitis in the Mediterranean countries, it is important to be aware of this disease in travellers returning from these areas.