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Neurosciences. 1999; 4 (1): 61-63
Dans Anglais
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-51896
Résumé
Bacillary dysentery due to Shigella is still one of the major causes of acute diarrhoeal disease, especially among children in the developing countries. Often, shigellosis is self-limiting and dose not pose a problem in the treatment of patients successfully. But occasionally, it may cause bacteremia or neurological complications which may be fatal. We report a case of fulminant encephalopathy caused by shigella dysenteriae type I, which has been described to produce an exotoxin which is a neurotoxin
Sujets)
Humains , Mâle , Shigella/pathogénicité , Système nerveux/anatomopathologie
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Saudi Medical Journal. 1999; 20 (1): 107-109
Dans Anglais
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-96787