| Literature DB >> 27777245 |
Pradeep Kumar Maurya, Mayur Deepak Thakkar, Dinkar Kulshreshtha, Ajai Kumar Singh, Anup Kumar Thacker.
Abstract
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a fatal infectious disease of childhood caused by persistence of the measles virus in the brain. The effect of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection on subacute sclerosing panencephalitis remains elusive and rare. We report a child who developed subacute sclerosing panencephalitis following a short latency period and a rapidly progressive course with HIV co-infection.Entities:
Keywords: Co-infection; HIV; Measles; Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27777245 PMCID: PMC5302456 DOI: 10.3121/cmr.2016.1331
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Med Res ISSN: 1539-4182