Retrospective Descriptive Analysis of West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease (WNND) in Northwest Louisiana

Table 3

Preexisting conditions in patients with WNND.

Comorbid condition	WNE (n = 12)	WNM (n = 6)	WNME (n = 5)	Total (n = 23)
HIV	2 (17%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	3 (13%)
DM	3 (25%)	2 (33%)	3 (60%)	8 (35%)
HTN	10 (83%)	3 (50%)	4 (80%)	17 (74%)
Cancer	2 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (9%)
Dialysis	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
On immune suppressive drugs	0 (0%)	1 (17%)	0 (0%)	1 (4%)
Hyperlipidaemia	3 (25%)	1 (17%)	2 (40%)	6 (26%)
Coronary artery disease	2 (17%)	1 (17%)	0 (0%)	3 (13%)