Polio vaccine virus-associated meningoencephalitis in an infant with transient hypogammaglobulinemia

Authors
Inaba, H Hori, H Ito, M Kuze, M Ishiko, H Asmar, BI Komada, Y
Citation
H. Inaba et al., Polio vaccine virus-associated meningoencephalitis in an infant with transient hypogammaglobulinemia, SC J IN DIS, 33(8), 2001, pp. 630-631
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
00365548 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
630 - 631
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5548(2001)33:8<630:PVVMIA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The case of an Infant with transient hypogammaglobulinemia who developed me ningoencephalitis, retinitis and sensorineural hearing loss is presented. T he neurovirulent variant of the Sabin type 2 oral poliovirus vaccine was de tected in cerebrospinal fluid and stool.