Acute measles encephalitis in an immigrant Syrian child : case report, review of the literature
المؤلفون المشاركون
Al-Maani, Amal
al-Makki, Nabil
al-Qayudhi, Abd Allah
al-Kindi, Hanan
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 31، العدد 2 (31 مارس/آذار 2016)، ص ص. 150-153، 4ص.
الناشر
المجلس العماني للاختصاصات الطبية
تاريخ النشر
2016-03-31
دولة النشر
سلطنة عمان
عدد الصفحات
4
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
The introduction of measles vaccination programs and broad coverage worldwide has meant this infection a rare encounter for pediatricians.
In Oman, with almost 100% measles vaccination coverage for children, this infection disappeared from the list of fever and rash differential diagnoses.
Encephalitis is a well-known complication of measles infection and sometimes can be the only manifestation especially in adults.
We report a seven-year-old Syrian immigrant who was admitted to the Royal Hospital, Muscat, with acute encephalitis secondary to wild measles infection.
Although she had a classical presentation of measle infection, the diagnosis was missed in the private and regional hospital she attended before getting referred to Royal Hospital.
She was later identified to be exposed to an outbreak of the infection in an unvaccinated population.
Magnetic resonance imaging showed high signal intensity of both basal ganglia suggestive of measles encephalitis.
The diagnosis was confirmed by detection of measles virus from her urine and blood, and a throat swab.
The isolated measles virus was D8 serotype, which was prevalent in Syria around the same time.
The child was treated with steroids and vitamin A.
She achieved full recovery despite her severe presentation.
A high degree of suspicion for measles infection should be maintained in unvaccinated children with a compatible presentation of the infection or its complications.
There might be a role for steroid use in cases of acute measles encephalitis
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
al-Qayudhi, Abd Allah& al-Kindi, Hanan& al-Makki, Nabil& Al-Maani, Amal. 2016. Acute measles encephalitis in an immigrant Syrian child : case report, review of the literature. Oman Medical Journal،Vol. 31, no. 2, pp.150-153.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-772670
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
al-Qayudhi, Abd Allah…[et al.]. Acute measles encephalitis in an immigrant Syrian child : case report, review of the literature. Oman Medical Journal Vol. 31, no. 2 (Mar. 2016), pp.150-153.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-772670
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
al-Qayudhi, Abd Allah& al-Kindi, Hanan& al-Makki, Nabil& Al-Maani, Amal. Acute measles encephalitis in an immigrant Syrian child : case report, review of the literature. Oman Medical Journal. 2016. Vol. 31, no. 2, pp.150-153.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-772670
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references : p. 153
رقم السجل
BIM-772670
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
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