Subacute measles encephalitis complicating Hodgkin's disease in an adult.
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.
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001921:Brain / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009474:Neurons / Q000648:ultrastructure
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral