St. Louis encephalitis

An acute arboviral infection caused by a virus of the <i>Flaviviridae</i> family transmitted by an infected mosquito, and characterized by the onset of flulike symptoms such as fever, malaise, headache, cough, and sore throat that can progress to meningitis or encephalitis with symptoms like nausea, vomiting, confusion, stiff neck, disorientation, irritability, tremors, and convulsions. Photophobia, cranial nerve palsies, and even coma may occur.



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Matched Phenotype  Gene  Mutation  MeSH
Rank
(Similarity)		 PMID
(PMCID)
1
(4.0%)		 12784533
 [Another case of West Nile fever in the Netherlands: a man with encephalitis following a trip to Canada].
Prick JJ, Kuipers S, Kuipers HD, Vliegen JH, van Doornum GJ.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2003;147(20):978-80.
Fever
Antibodies, Viral Canada Confusion Differential Diagnosis Electroencephalography Fever Homo sapiens Male Netherlands Viral Encephalitis West Nile Fever West Nile virus
1
(4.0%)		 8100647
 Eastern equine encephalomyelitis with hematuria and bladder dysfunction.
Lavoie SR, Markowitz S, Kapadia SJ.
South Med J. 1993;86(7):812-4.
Hematuria
Adult Animals Culicidae Encephalitis Virus, Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis, Equine Hematuria Homo sapiens Insect Vectors Male Urinary Retention Virginia
1
(4.0%)		 8024661
 Clinical spectrum of secondary parkinsonism in childhood: a reversible disorder.
Pranzatelli MR, Mott SH, Pavlakis SG, Conry JA, Tate ED.
Pediatr Neurol. 1994;10(2):131-40.
Hydrocephalus
CSF2
Antiparkinson Agents Brain Child Differential Diagnosis Females Follow-Up Studies Homo sapiens Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Neurologic Examination Psychoses, Substance-Induced Secondary Parkinson Disease X-Ray Computed Tomography
1
(4.0%)		 7643850
 Arboviral disease--United States, 1994.
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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1995;44(35):641-4.
Fever
Adult Arbovirus Infections Child Child, Preschool Encephalitis Virus, California Encephalitis Virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus, Western Equine Encephalitis, California Encephalitis, St. Louis Encephalomyelitis, Equine Females Homo sapiens Infant Male Middle Aged Tick-Borne Encephalitis Tick-Borne Encephalitis Viruses United States
1
(4.0%)		 6259956
 Isolation of St. Louis encephalitis virus from a patient in Belem, Brazil.
Pinheiro FP, LeDuc JW, Travassos da Rosa AP, Leite OF.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1981;30(1):145-8.
Jaundice
Adult Brazil Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis Encephalitis, St. Louis Females Flavivirus Health Surveys Homo sapiens
1
(4.0%)		 1456278
 Infections of the central nervous system.
Luby JP.
Am J Med Sci. 1992;304(6):379-91.
Meningitis
Adult Brain Abscess Brain Diseases Encephalitis Females Homo sapiens Male Meningitis, Bacterial Middle Aged Pregnancy Retrospective Studies
1
(4.0%)		 664627
 St. Louis encephalitis in children.
Kaplan AM, Longhurst WL, Randall DL.
West J Med. 1978;128(4):279-81.
Ataxia
Arizona Child, Preschool Encephalitis, St. Louis Females Homo sapiens Male Seasons
        

Phenotype(s) retrieved from Orphanet

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HPO ID Term Frequency


Phenotype(s) retrieved from case reports

    Total: 9

HPO ID Term # of case reports
HP:0001287 Meningitis 2
HP:0001945 Fever 2
HP:0000238 Hydrocephalus 1
HP:0000790 Hematuria 1
HP:0000952 Jaundice 1
HP:0001250 Seizures 1
HP:0001251 Ataxia 1
HP:0003470 Paralysis 1
HP:0100543 Cognitive impairment 1


Causative gene(s) retrieved from Orphanet

    Total: 0

Gene Symbol Gene Name Entrez Gene ID