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West Nile Virus Disease > Drug Therapy Author: Amy V. Bode, MD, MSPH; James J. Sejvar, MD; Anthony A. Marfin, MD, MPH
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Rationale:

  • These agents have been helpful in the treatment of cerebral edema.

Evidence:

  • The potential benefit of short-course, high-dose corticosteroids must be weighed against the theoretical risk of potentiating the viral infection according to expert opinion (6).
  • The use of steroids in the absence of edema or impending herniation did not change the outcomes of children with acute Japanese encephalitis, a closely related flavivirus (44).

Comments:

  • The role of these agents in the treatment of WNV and related flaviviruses is uncertain. Potential enhancement of the viral burden must be considered.

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Amy V. Bode, MD, MSPH has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Anthony A. Marfin, MD, MPH has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Carrie Nielsen, PhD, editorial consultant, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. James J. Sejvar, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.

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