MEASLES MENINGOENCEPHALITIS - AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION

被引:3
作者
JARVIS, WR
机构
[1] Division of Infectious Disease, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
来源
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DISEASES OF CHILDREN | 1979年 / 133卷 / 07期
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D O I
10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130070087020
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
Measles meningoencephalitis occurs in approximately 0.1% of cases of measles.1 The prognosis is poor, with a 10% to 30% mortality and 20% to 50% morbidity.2 With its variable course, an accurate diagnosis is extremely important. Isolation of the measles virus from the CSF is most difficult, and has been successful only on postmortem specimens.3,4 As a result, the diagnosis of measles meningoencephalitis is based on clinical and serological data. Most commonly, measles meningoencephalitis, as with other forms of aseptic meningitis, is associated with a CSF lymphocytosis. The patient described herein is unusual because of the initial and prolonged CSF polymorphonuclear leukocyte response. Report of a Case.—A 10-year-old girl was admitted to The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. Two weeks prior to admission, she had been in contact with a neighbor with the clinical diagnosis of measles. Ten days prior to admission, cough, coryza, and a low-grade. © 1979, American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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