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Parainfluenza Type 3 Meningitis

Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Adriano Arguedas, MD

Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Memorial Miller Children's Hospital, 2801 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90801-1428

Harris R. Stutman, MD

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, and the Department of Pathology, Memorial Miller Children's Hospital, Memorial Health Services, Long Beach, California and University of California, Irvine, California

Jeanne G. Blanding, SM (ASCP), RM (AAM)

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, and the Department of Pathology, Memorial Miller Children's Hospital, Memorial Health Services, Long Beach, California and University of California, Irvine, California

The authors present two immunocompetent children with parainfluenza type 3 meningitis. In each case, the outcome was favorable without detectable complications. The authors reviewed the literature, showing that central nervous system (CNS) involvement by parainfluenza viruses has rarely been described but may present with a variety of neurologic syndromes.

Pediatricians and laboratory personnel should recognize that these viruses, commonly known to produce respiratory syndromes, can also be a cause of CNS infections. If additional studies confirm these observations, clinicians and virology laboratories may consider whether early hemadsorption testing to detect myxoviruses is warranted.

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 29, No. 3, 175-178 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/000992289002900307
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