Complicated encephalitis in pediatrics: a case report

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Publicado: Oct 26, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52600/2763-583X.bjcr.2021.1.4.79-83
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Encephalitis, Pediatric, Case Management

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Marília Freitas Santana
Medical student, Federal University of Ceará
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9532-892X
Lara Moreira Ferreira
Medical student, Federal University of Ceará
Gabriele Sousa Barbosa
Medical student, Federal University of Ceará
Liane Carvalho de Brito de Souza
Pain Clinic, Walter Cantídio University Hospital
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6351-9721
Carlos Eduardo Jucá
Pediatric neurosurgery, Albert Sabin Children's Hospital
Washington Aspilicueta Pinto Filho
Anesthesiologist, Albert Sabin Children's Hospital

Resumo

Encephalitis is a potentially fatal inflammation of the brain parenchyma, of infectious or immunological etiology. This article is a case report of a 9-month-old child who evolved to death, demonstrating the difficulty in making the diagnosis, due to the symptoms of this disease being, in most cases, nonspecific and with several differential diagnoses.

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Santana, M. F., Ferreira, L. M., Barbosa, G. S., Souza, L. C. de B. de ., Jucá, C. E., & Filho, W. A. P. (2021). Complicated encephalitis in pediatrics: a case report. Brazilian Journal of Case Reports, 1(4), 79–83. https://doi.org/10.52600/2763-583X.bjcr.2021.1.4.79-83
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v. 1 n. 4 (2021): October/December - 2021
Seção
Clinical Case Reports
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Biografia do Autor

Marília Freitas Santana, Medical student, Federal University of Ceará

Medical student, Federal University of Ceará, Ceará, CE, Brazil  

Lara Moreira Ferreira, Medical student, Federal University of Ceará

Medical student, Federal University of Ceará, Ceará, CE, Brazil  

Gabriele Sousa Barbosa, Medical student, Federal University of Ceará

Medical student, Federal University of Ceará, Ceará, CE, Brazil  

Liane Carvalho de Brito de Souza, Pain Clinic, Walter Cantídio University Hospital

Pain Clinic, Walter Cantídio University Hospital, Ceará, CE, Brazil

Carlos Eduardo Jucá, Pediatric neurosurgery, Albert Sabin Children's Hospital

Pediatric neurosurgery, Albert Sabin Children's Hospital, Ceará, CE, Brazil

Washington Aspilicueta Pinto Filho, Anesthesiologist, Albert Sabin Children's Hospital

Anesthesiologist, Albert Sabin Children's Hospital, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.

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