Brachial plexitis preceding encephalomyelitis in a patient with West Nile virus infection

Abstract

We describe the case of a 54-year-old woman with West Nile virus infection presenting with painful brachial plexitis and radiculitis that preceded the more typically associated symptoms of meningoencephalitis. Physicians should be aware that West Nile virus infection can present with painful brachial plexitis. Copyright 2013 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.