Acute Encephalitis Caused by Influenza B Virus – a Case Report

Czech version

Authors: L. Petroušová ¹; L. Rožnovský ¹; J. Mrázek ²; A. Kloudová ²
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika infekčního lékařství FN Ostrava ¹; Oddělení molekulární biologie, Zdravotní ústav se sídlem v Ostravě ²
Published in: Cesk Slov Neurol N 2013; 76/109(4): 515-517
Category: Case Report

Overview

Influenza-associated neurological complications are relatively rare, with potentially fatal haemorrhagic encephalitis being the most severe of them. Neurological complications are more common with infections caused by influenza A, influenza B-associated neurological complications are seen more frequently in paediatric patients. The case report describes severe encephalitis caused by influenza virus B in a 45-year-old man. The patient was quadruparetic during acute illness, required mechanical ventilation for 28 days, the recovery was prolonged, nevertheless the clinical condition normalized within seven months.

Key words:
influenza B – encephalitis – vaccination

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