Paralytic Disease Related to Enterovirus 71 Infection: A report of 4 cases
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
;
: 1046-1051, 1999.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Enterovirus 71 (E-71) infection was first described in 1974 after isolation studies of specimens from a series of patients who had severe neurological disease. One important feature of E-71 is its ability to cause paralytic disease. In the summer of 1997, we identified 4 children with E-71 infection. The striking feature of this outbreak is the occurrence of all cases with polio-like paralytic disease. Other disease associated with E-71 infection included aseptic meningitis, meningoencephalitis, respiratory disease, gastroenteritis, and hand-foot-mouth disease. The spectrum of illness observed in our cases was compared to that seen in other outbreaks. It is suggested that the significance of E-71 infection lies in its neuropathogenic potential. There is no specific, therapeutic modality of E-71 infection but its prognosis is good except some cases.
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Main subject:
Prognosis
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Strikes, Employee
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Disease Outbreaks
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Enterovirus
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Gastroenteritis
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Meningitis, Aseptic
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Meningoencephalitis
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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