Measles: a rare communicable disease in a child with renal transplantation.
Measles is a rare communicable disease which may be fatal in renal transplant patients. Herein we present a patient with renal transplantation who had measles and who subsequently developed subacute measles encephalitis 4 months later. We recommend all children with chronic renal failure be vaccinated against measles before transplantation.
Kalman
Süleyman
S
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Besevler 06500, Ankara, Turkey.
Bakkaloglu
Sevcan A
SA
Ozkaya
Ozan
O
Buyan
Necla
N
Söylemezoglu
Oguz
O
D000293:Adolescent; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000821:virology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005923:Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000209:etiology*