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Report #2835489

Received Apr 9, 2025

Hospitalized
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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
0.2 yrs
State
PA
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Feb 11, 2025
Onset
Feb 16, 2025
Days to onset
5
Hospital days
4

Vaccines (4)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
DTAPHEPBIPDTAP + HEPB + IPV (PEDIARIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS1—IM / LG
HIBVHIB (PEDVAXHIB)MERCK & CO. INC.1—IM / LG
PNC20PNEUMO (PREVNAR20)PFIZER\WYETH1—IM / LG
RV1ROTAVIRUS (ROTARIX)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS1—PO / MO

Symptoms (30)

Anti-NMDA antibody positiveBarium swallow normalBlood lactic acid normalC-reactive protein normalCSF cell count normalCSF glucose normalCSF protein normalCulture negativeCytomegalovirus test negativeDifferential white blood cell count normalElectroencephalogramEncephalitisEnterovirus test negativeEpstein-Barr virus test negativeEyelid function disorderFull blood count normalHerpes simplex test negativeInfant irritabilityLaboratory test normalLumbar puncture abnormalMagnetic resonance imaging abdominal normalMagnetic resonance imaging head normalMagnetic resonance imaging pelvicMagnetic resonance imaging thoracic normalMetabolic function test normalMusculoskeletal stiffnessPolymerase chain reaction negativePoor feeding infantProcalcitonin normalUrine analysis normal

Symptom narrative

5 days after immunizations, infant developed encephalitic symptoms including fussiness, stiff neck, fluttering eye movements, poor feeding. Infant was hospitalized and evaluation negative, including labs, cultures, pcr's and imaging. lumbar puncture done mildly abnormal. Testing for autoantibodies on csf mildly +NMDR Infant has spontaneous resolution of symptoms over hospital stay.

Current illness

NONE

Medical history

NONE

Other medications

NONE

Allergies

NONE

Lab data

2/18/25: CBC/diff; BMP/CMP; Lactate; CRP; CPIC; Procalcitonin 2/19-2/21/25: VMA (urine); BSG; HSV PCR; CMV PCR; ENTERO PCR; CSF- Cells, Protein, Glucose, EBV, Autoimmune Encephalitis, Meningitis panel 2/21/25: BA swallow 2/19/25: MRI chest, abdomen, pelvis, face, brain, 2/18/25: EEG Results attached