title: Measles: a rare communicable disease in a child with renal transplantation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Besevler 06500, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Süleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalman
authors.forename: Sevcan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bakkaloglu
authors.forename: Ozan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozkaya
authors.forename: Necla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Buyan
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Söylemezoglu
mesh_terms: 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*