Chapter 1 - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)»Arthropod-borne viral fevers and viral hemorrhagic fevers (A90-A99)»West Nile virus infection with encephalitis (A92.31)
A92.31
West Nile virus infection with encephalitis
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
West Nile Fever11 drugs (2 approved, 9 experimental)
A mosquito-borne viral illness caused by the WEST NILE VIRUS, a FLAVIVIRUS and endemic to regions of Africa, Asia, and Europe. Common clinical features include HEADACHE; FEVER; maculopapular rash; gastrointestinal symptoms; and lymphadenopathy. MENINGITIS; ENCEPHALITIS; and MYELITIS may also occur. The disease may occasionally be fatal or leave survivors with residual neurologic deficits. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, p13; Lancet 1998 Sep 5;352(9130):767-71)