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A Case of Measles Wıth Encephalomyelıtıs

Ensefalomyelit İle Seyreden Bir Kızamık Olgusu

Ali İrfan BARAN
Mehmet ÇELİK
Mahmut SUNNETCİOGLU
Osman MENTEŞ
Mustafa Kasim KARAHOCAGİL
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525–527
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In this article, we aimed to present a rare case of measles encephalomyelitis with unconsciousness and partial motor deficit during measles epidemic in our region.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Measles is one of the contagious infections and is the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the world.
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Key Findings & Data:It is a serious disease with high complication rate and mortality in adulthood period.
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Abstract

Measles is one of the contagious infections and is the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. It is a serious disease with high complication rate and mortality in adulthood period. Encephalomyelitis is the most fatal complication of measles infection. In this article, we aimed to present a rare case of measles encephalomyelitis with unconsciousness and partial motor deficit during measles epidemic in our region.

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Kızamık, bulaştırıcılığı yüksek olan enfeksiyonlardan biridir ve dünyadaki önemli morbidite ve mortalite nedenleri arasındadır. Erişkin dönemde komplikasyon hızı ve mortalitesi yüksek olan ciddi bir hastalıktır. Ensefalomiyelit, kızamık enfeksiyonun en fatal komplikasyonudur. Bu yazıda, bölgemizdeki kızamık salgını döneminde bilinç bozukluğu ve kismi motor defisit ile seyreden nadir görülen kızamık ensefalomyelit olgusunun sunulması amaçlandı.

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BARAN, A. İ., ÇELİK, M., SUNNETCİOGLU, M., MENTEŞ, O., KARAHOCAGİL, M. K. (2020). A Case of Measles Wıth Encephalomyelıtıs. Van Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 27 - Sayı: 4, 525–527. https://ajindex.com/articles/334468

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