Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics and Laboratory Results of Seven Patients with West Nile Virus Neuroinvasive Infection in Croatia, 2012
| Case | Age | Sex | Clinical diagnosis | Underlying medical condition | WBC count (x109/L) | CSF protein levela(g/L) | CSF pleocytosis cells/mm3 | CSF WBC count ne / ly / mo (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
65 |
M |
Meningoencephalitis, acute flaccid paralysis |
— |
16.3 |
1.81 |
380 |
55/19/26 |
| 2 |
77 |
F |
Meningoencephalitis |
Hypertension |
11.0 |
2.50 |
517 |
82/15/3 |
| 3 |
48 |
F |
Meningoencephalitis |
— |
5.0 |
0.36 |
10 |
–/100/– |
| 4 |
76 |
M |
Meningoencephalitis |
Hypertension |
5.1 |
0.69 |
120 |
65/26/9 |
| 5 |
60 |
F |
Meningoencephalitis, acute flaccid paralysis |
Hypertension |
9.9 |
0.96 |
41 |
11/42/47 |
| 6 |
48 |
F |
Meningoencephalitis |
— |
14.1 |
0.82 |
272 |
16/74/19 |
| 7 | 65 | M | Meningoencephalitis | Hypertension | 3.5 | 0.91 | 17 | 2/75/23 |
a
Normal range 0.17–0.37 g/L.
WBC, white blood cells; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; ne, neutrophils; ly, lymphocytes; mo, monocytes; M, male; F, female.