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Life threatening causes of encephalitis include ''[[Balamuthia mandrillaris]]'' and [[Dengue fever]]. | Life-threatening causes of encephalitis include ''[[Balamuthia mandrillaris]]'' and [[Dengue fever]]. Common causes of encephalitis include infections with viruses such as ''[[arbovirus]]'', ''[[herpes simplex]]'', [[measles]], [[mumps]], [[polio]], and [[rabies]]. Less common causes of encephalitis include autoimmune disorders and infections with [[bacteria]], [[fungi]], and [[parasites]]. | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening causes include | Life-threatening causes include:<ref name="pmid24374438">{{cite journal| author=Matin A, Jung SY, Nawaz S| title=In vitro assessment of cytokines interactions with Balamuthia mandrillaris using human brain microvascular endothelial cells. | journal=Pak J Pharm Sci | year= 2014 | volume= 27 | issue= 1 | pages= 107-13 | pmid=24374438 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24374438 }} </ref> | ||
*[[Balamuthia mandrillaris]] | |||
*[[Dengue fever]] | *[[Dengue fever]] | ||
If left untreated, these conditions may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours. | |||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
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===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | ===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== |
Revision as of 18:14, 4 November 2015
Template:Encephalitis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [2] Priyamvada Singh, MBBS [3]
Overview
Life-threatening causes of encephalitis include Balamuthia mandrillaris and Dengue fever. Common causes of encephalitis include infections with viruses such as arbovirus, herpes simplex, measles, mumps, polio, and rabies. Less common causes of encephalitis include autoimmune disorders and infections with bacteria, fungi, and parasites.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include:[1]
If left untreated, these conditions may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours.
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
Causes in Alphabetical Order
Gallery
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This image reveals some of the cytoarchitectural features seen in a lymph node specimen that had been extracted from a patient suspected of a Hantavirus illness. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [6]
References
- ↑ Matin A, Jung SY, Nawaz S (2014). "In vitro assessment of cytokines interactions with Balamuthia mandrillaris using human brain microvascular endothelial cells". Pak J Pharm Sci. 27 (1): 107–13. PMID 24374438.
- ↑ Stephenson JB (2008). "Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (AGS)". Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 12 (5): 355–8. doi:10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.11.010. PMID 18343173.
- ↑ Pancer K, Szkoda MT, Gut W (2014). "Imported cases of dengue in Poland and their diagnosis". Przegl Epidemiol. 68 (4): 651–5. PMID 25848785.
- ↑ Paddock CD, Nicholson WL, Bhatnagar J, Goldsmith CS, Greer PW, Hayes EB; et al. (2006). "Fatal hemorrhagic fever caused by West Nile virus in the United States". Clin Infect Dis. 42 (11): 1527–35. doi:10.1086/503841. PMID 16652309.
- ↑ Wahlberg P, Saikku P, Brummer-Korvenkontio M (1989). "Tick-borne viral encephalitis in Finland. The clinical features of Kumlinge disease during 1959-1987". J Intern Med. 225 (3): 173–7. PMID 2703799.
- ↑ "Public Health Image Library (PHIL)".