TY  - JOUR
AU  - Moreno Gil Agustin
AU  - Laura Fuentes Diego
AU  - Aguirre Jaime
AU  - Leiguarda Fernando
AU  - Scalise Silvina
AU  - Kadar Jorgelina
AU  - Pirra Laura
AU  - Otero Silvia
AU  - Katz Marcelo
AU  - Mangone Carlos A
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/23
TI  - The Return of the Viral Helhest: Presentation of a Western Equine Encephalitis Case Report
JO  - Medicine and Clinical Science
VL  - 6
IS  - 6
AB  - Western equine encephalitis is a central nervous system disease caused by the Alphavirus virus of the
Togaviridae family, transmitted by the Aedes Albifasciatus vector. We describe the case of a previously
healthy 30-year-old male patient, resident in an urban area of the province of Buenos Aires, with a work
history of contact with horses, who was hospitalized and diagnosed with meningoencephalitis. Due to
the sluggish course of his condition that none of the most common microorganisms were isolated, an
Elisa IgM antibody test was requested in cerebrospinal fluid, which was positive for western equine
encephalitis virus. Although It is essential to take into account the low epidemiological incidence of the
disease, and in this case, with a high mortality rate; that, despite carrying out supportive treatment, the
neurological sequelae that were triggered prevented a favorable evolution in the patient.
SN  - 2690-5191
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.33425/2690-5191.1135
DO  - 10.33425/2690-5191.1135