Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in an American-born adult.

Dlugos, D J; Liu, G T · Clin Infect Dis · 2001

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe a case of an adult born in the United States who had subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). We discuss the possibility that the patient contracted subclinical measles during the 1989-1991 measles epidemic in the United States.

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