Acute flaccid paralysis in an infant
The incidence rate of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in India was 12/100,000 people, whereas it is 0.71/million in the United States. The incidence of nonpolio AFM has increased over the years.[1] We present a young infant with a 3-day fever followed by irritability and paucity of movements of the lef...
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| author | Antonieo Jude Raja Balraj Rohit Bhowmick Ananthanarayanan Kasinathan Peter Prasanth Kumar Kommu |
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| description | The incidence rate of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in India was 12/100,000 people, whereas it is 0.71/million in the United States. The incidence of nonpolio AFM has increased over the years.[1] We present a young infant with a 3-day fever followed by irritability and paucity of movements of the left lower limb for 24 hours. The initial laboratory evaluation was negative for bacterial meningitis. However, a polymerase chain reaction was used to detect enterovirus ribonucleic acid in cerebrospinal fluid. The patient's condition improved as a result of supportive care. This case shows a serious nonpolio enteroviral central nerve infection that presents as acute flaccid paralysis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7674cdab817449fc84419e32c5bd74b82023-01-12T12:30:40ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine2455-30692022-01-018219019110.4103/jcrsm.jcrsm_87_21Acute flaccid paralysis in an infantAntonieo Jude Raja BalrajRohit BhowmickAnanthanarayanan KasinathanPeter Prasanth Kumar KommuThe incidence rate of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in India was 12/100,000 people, whereas it is 0.71/million in the United States. The incidence of nonpolio AFM has increased over the years.[1] We present a young infant with a 3-day fever followed by irritability and paucity of movements of the left lower limb for 24 hours. The initial laboratory evaluation was negative for bacterial meningitis. However, a polymerase chain reaction was used to detect enterovirus ribonucleic acid in cerebrospinal fluid. The patient's condition improved as a result of supportive care. This case shows a serious nonpolio enteroviral central nerve infection that presents as acute flaccid paralysis.http://www.jcrsmed.org/article.asp?issn=2455-3069;year=2022;volume=8;issue=2;spage=190;epage=191;aulast=Rajaacute flaccid myelitisacute flaccid paralysisacute flaccid myelitis syndromeenterovirusmyelitis |
| spellingShingle | Antonieo Jude Raja Balraj Rohit Bhowmick Ananthanarayanan Kasinathan Peter Prasanth Kumar Kommu Acute flaccid paralysis in an infant Journal of Current Research in Scientific Medicine acute flaccid myelitis acute flaccid paralysis acute flaccid myelitis syndrome enterovirus myelitis |
| title | Acute flaccid paralysis in an infant |
| title_full | Acute flaccid paralysis in an infant |
| title_fullStr | Acute flaccid paralysis in an infant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute flaccid paralysis in an infant |
| title_short | Acute flaccid paralysis in an infant |
| title_sort | acute flaccid paralysis in an infant |
| topic | acute flaccid myelitis acute flaccid paralysis acute flaccid myelitis syndrome enterovirus myelitis |
| url | http://www.jcrsmed.org/article.asp?issn=2455-3069;year=2022;volume=8;issue=2;spage=190;epage=191;aulast=Raja |
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