CYPRUS VIRUS INFECTION: A RARE BUT LIFE-THREATENING DIAGNOSIS IN CHILDREN

A 3.8-year-old Italian girl presenting with high fever and headache developed a decrease in the state of consciousness, apneas, bradycardia thus requiring intensive care and mechanical ventilation. Sandfly fever due to Cyprus virus, previously not reported in a child, outside an endemic area, must be included in the differential diagnosis of acute encephalopathy with apparently no explanation from the usual laboratory work-up.

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This article reports a rare case of sandfly fever caused by Cyprus virus in a 3.8-year-old Italian girl. Her symptoms included high fever, headache, decrease in the state of consciousness, apneas, and bradycardia. This case serves as a reminder to consider unconventional pathogens when evaluating similar symptoms in pediatric patients.