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Echovirus type 4 as a probable cause of meningitis associated with bilateral optic neuritis: a case report.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2004) 38(6)
DOI: 10.1086/382078
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Abstract

A 30-year-old man developed bilateral optic neuritis 1 week after acute viral meningitis caused by echovirus type 4. He received a high-dose steroid treatment combined with intravenous gamma -globulin. His visual recovery was good, and there was no sign of a primary demyelinating disease.

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Ihanamäki, T., Seppänen, M., Tiainen, M., Mattila, K., Lappalainen, M., & Setälä, K. (2004). Echovirus type 4 as a probable cause of meningitis associated with bilateral optic neuritis: a case report. Clinical Infectious Diseases : An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 38(6). https://doi.org/10.1086/382078

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