Int J Family Med Prim Care | Volume 1, Issue 3 | Case Report | Open Access

West Nile Virus Encephalitis Causing Sinus Bradycardia

Raziq Fazal I

Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, USA

*Correspondance to: Raziq Fazal I 

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Abstract

A case of seventy-five years old male presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with a cough, persistent hiccups, altered mental status, difficulty finding words and generalized weakness for 5 days. ECG showed bradycardia in background of fever. He had positive IgM antibodies which were specific for WNV. The aim of this case report is to highlight the relative bradycardia in the patient of West Nile virus (WNV) encephalitis.
 

Citation:

Raziq Fazal I. West Nile Virus Encephalitis Causing Sinus Bradycardia. Int J Fam Med Prim Care. 2020; 1(3): 1014.

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