RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Parechovirus infection as a cause of necrotising enterocolitis in a premature neonate
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e236872
DO 10.1136/bcr-2020-236872
VO 13
IS 11
A1 Angley, Eleanor
A1 Thomas, Niranjan
A1 Kua, Eugene
A1 Rasheed, Asiyath
YR 2020
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/11/e236872.abstract
AB Parechovirus is becoming increasingly recognised as a cause of morbidity in the neonatal population. It is widely known to cause sepsis, encephalitis and myocarditis. We report a case of parechovirus as a possible cause of necrotising enterocolitis in a premature neonate. The infant, who was born at 28 weeks’ gestation, deteriorated at 1 month of life with fever and abdominal distension and had evidence of intramural bowel gas on imaging. Parechovirus was subsequently isolated from naso-oropharyngeal and rectal swabs, and he was managed medically with antibiotics and cessation of enteral feeds.