[Acute myelitis in the post-eruptive phase of measles].
An acute isolated myelitis occurring at the post-eruptive phase of measles is reported. This unusual complication of measles has a favourable outcome in the most of cases. An immunological mechanism, identical to this responsible of perivenous encephalitis seems to be involved.
Wurtz-Krebs
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Service de médecine interne, hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France.
Pradignac
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Kheiralla
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JC
Imler
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008457:Measles / Q000150:complications*; D009187:Myelitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology
Myélite aiguë à la phase postéruptive d'une rougeole.