Detection of Diphtheritic Polyneuropathy by Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance, India
Diphtheritic polyneuropathy is a vaccine-preventable illness caused by exotoxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. We present a retrospective convenience case series of 15 children (6 girls) <15 years of age (mean age 5.2 years, case-fatality rate 53%, and 1 additional case-patient...
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| author | Farrah J. Mateen Sunil Bahl Ajay Khera Roland W. Sutter |
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| description | Diphtheritic polyneuropathy is a vaccine-preventable illness caused by exotoxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. We present a retrospective convenience case series of 15 children (6 girls) <15 years of age (mean age 5.2 years, case-fatality rate 53%, and 1 additional case-patient who was ventilator dependent at the time of last follow-up; median follow-up period 60 days) with signs and symptoms suggestive of diphtheritic polyneuropathy. All cases were identified through national acute flaccid paralysis surveillance, which was designed to detect poliomyelitis in India during 2002–2008. We also report data on detection of diphtheritic polyneuropathy compared with other causes of acute flaccid paralysis identified by this surveillance system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27436c54073b4085ac0d437ba0604eeb2022-12-22T00:16:11ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592013-09-011991370137310.3201/eid1909.130117Detection of Diphtheritic Polyneuropathy by Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance, IndiaFarrah J. MateenSunil BahlAjay KheraRoland W. SutterDiphtheritic polyneuropathy is a vaccine-preventable illness caused by exotoxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. We present a retrospective convenience case series of 15 children (6 girls) <15 years of age (mean age 5.2 years, case-fatality rate 53%, and 1 additional case-patient who was ventilator dependent at the time of last follow-up; median follow-up period 60 days) with signs and symptoms suggestive of diphtheritic polyneuropathy. All cases were identified through national acute flaccid paralysis surveillance, which was designed to detect poliomyelitis in India during 2002–2008. We also report data on detection of diphtheritic polyneuropathy compared with other causes of acute flaccid paralysis identified by this surveillance system.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/9/13-0117_articlediphtheriaparalysisdiphtheritic polyneuropathyneurologyGuillain-Barré syndromeimmunization |
| spellingShingle | Farrah J. Mateen Sunil Bahl Ajay Khera Roland W. Sutter Detection of Diphtheritic Polyneuropathy by Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance, India Emerging Infectious Diseases diphtheria paralysis diphtheritic polyneuropathy neurology Guillain-Barré syndrome immunization |
| title | Detection of Diphtheritic Polyneuropathy by Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance, India |
| title_full | Detection of Diphtheritic Polyneuropathy by Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance, India |
| title_fullStr | Detection of Diphtheritic Polyneuropathy by Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Detection of Diphtheritic Polyneuropathy by Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance, India |
| title_short | Detection of Diphtheritic Polyneuropathy by Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance, India |
| title_sort | detection of diphtheritic polyneuropathy by acute flaccid paralysis surveillance india |
| topic | diphtheria paralysis diphtheritic polyneuropathy neurology Guillain-Barré syndrome immunization |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/9/13-0117_article |
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