Van Tıp Dergisi (Sep 2020)

A Case of Measles with Encephalomyelitis

  • Ali Irfan Baran,
  • Mehmet Çelik,
  • Mahmut Sunnetcioglu,
  • Osman Mentes,
  • Mustafa Kasim Karahocagil

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5505/vtd.2020.36036
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 4
pp. 525 – 527

Abstract

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Measles is one of the contagious infections and is the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. It is a serious disease with high complication rate and mortality in adulthood period. Encephalomyelitis is one of the fatal complications of measles infection. In this article, we aimed to present a rare case of measles encephalomyelitis with unconsciousness and partial motor deficit during measles epidemic in our region.

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