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Subacute measles encephalitis complicating Hodgkin's disease in an adult
Author(s) -
Wolinsky Jerry S.,
Swoveland Peggy,
Johnson Kenneth P.,
Baringer J. Richard
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410010508
Subject(s) - measles , encephalitis , medicine , virology , disease , immunology , pathology , virus , vaccination
A progressive neurological illness characterized by myoclonus, motor and sensory deficits, and lethargy occurred in a patient with Hodgkin's disease and was fatal within two months. A focal inclusion cell encephalitis was demonstrated by immunohistological means to be due to measles virus. Measles encephalitis must be considered a potential opportunistic agent in the immune‐compromised host.