Severe peripheral polyneuropathy in a child with infective endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aueus

Caksen H., Uner A., Arslan S., Anlar O., Odabas D., Tosun N., ...Daha Fazla

ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA, cilt.104, sa.3, ss.114-116, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 104 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.114-116
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Although central nervous system complications such as stroke, encephalopathy and meningitis are commonly described in Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis, peripheral nervous system involvement is rarely reported in the literature. In this article we report on a 13-year-old boy with infective endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus in whom severe polyneuropathy developed during hospitalization. To the best of our knowledge this is the first child case with infective endocarditis associated with peripheral polyneuropathy in the literature.