Identification of 12 Cases of Acute Measles Encephalitis Without Rash.

Zeng, Sai-Zhen; Zhang, Bing; Zhang, Yan; Xie, Le-Yun; Xiong, Jie; Yu, Tian; Xie, Zhi-Ping; Gao, Han-Chun et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2016

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

Twelve cases of acute measles encephalitis without rash were identified from October 2011 to July 2013 in Changsha city, China; 5 were found to be genotype H1 and 2 were B3. Our data suggest that screening for measles virus is necessary in children with viral encephalitis, to eliminate the disease.

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