Open AccessPeculiarities of clinics and pathogenesis of Diphtheria polyneuropathies in children
Author(s) -
Н В Скрипченко,
Marina Sorokina,
Г Ф Железникова,
А. V. Melnikova,
В. Н. Команцев,
А. А. Вильниц
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
nevrologičeskij vestnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2304-3067
pISSN - 1027-4898
DOI - 10.17816/nb79896
Subject(s) - diphtheria , incidence (geometry) , immunosuppression , polyneuropathy , medicine , pathogenesis , pediatrics , immunology , pathology , physics , optics , vaccination
85 children with diphtheria complicated by diphtheric polyneuropathy (DPN) underwent clinical-instrumental examination. The dependence of incidence of DPN progression on the degree of primary intoxication has been determined. In toxic forms characterized by prolonged immunosuppression, multiwave course and in local forms onewave course of DPN takes place.