The reappearance of polio. Postpolio syndrome.
Although polio is often considered a disease of the past, new symptoms are appearing in patients infected with the polio virus many years ago. Many patients who contracted a paralytic form of poliomyelitis 3, 4, or even 7 decades ago are now relieving their childhood symptoms in what is known as postpolio syndrome.
Tillett
S G
SG
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospitals, Portland, OR, USA.
Mozena
J D
JD
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