Open AccessPostdiphtheritic acute flaccid paralysis: An epidemiological investigation report
Author(s) -
Namratha Kulkarni,
Nikhil P Hawal,
Vijaya A. Naik,
Umesh Charantimath
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the scientific society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7127
pISSN - 0974-5009
DOI - 10.4103/0974-5009.115480
Subject(s) - medicine , acute flaccid paralysis , poliomyelitis , flaccid paralysis , paralysis , pediatrics , diphtheria , girl , virology , surgery , poliovirus , vaccination , virus , psychology , developmental psychology
A 10-year-old girl presented with faucial diphtheria, 2 weeks following which she presented with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). The case was notified to the district polio surveillance officer and was epidemiologically investigated. Outer ring immunization was done and her stool samples were negative for wild polio. The case was thus labelled nonpolio AFP postdiphtheria