Fatal case of newborn Lassa fever virus infection mimicking late onset neonatal sepsis: a case report from northern Nigeria.

Taofik Oluwaseun OgunkunleSurajudeen Oyeleke BelloChinwe Immaculata AndersonRashida MusaRasaq OlaosebikanAbdulazeez Imam

Published in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2020)

Neonatal Lassa fever infection is highly fatal and can mimic neonatal sepsis. High index of suspicion is needed particularly for atypical presentations of neonatal sepsis in Lassa fever endemic areas.

Keyphrases

late onset
acute kidney injury
septic shock
intensive care unit