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Measles: A rare communicable disease in a child with renal transplantation
Author(s) -
Kalman Süleyman,
Bakkaloglu Sevcan A.,
Özkaya Ozan,
Buyan Necla,
Söylemezoglu Oguz
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pediatric transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1399-3046
pISSN - 1397-3142
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-3046.2002.02028.x
Subject(s) - medicine , measles , transplantation , communicable disease , encephalitis , pediatrics , disease , renal transplant , intensive care medicine , immunology , vaccination , public health , virus , pathology
Measles is a rare communicable disease which may be fatal in renal transplant patients. Herein we present a patient with renal transplantation who had measles and who subsequently developed subacute measles encephalitis 4 months later. We recommend all children with chronic renal failure be vaccinated against measles before transplantation.