Measles encephalitis and acute pancreatitis in a young adult.
Although rare, encephalitis and hepatitis are major complications of measles that are more common in adults than in infants. On the other hand, although several other complications of measles, such as pneumonia and myocarditis, are found in all ages, acute pancreatitis in measles is very rare in both children and adults. We describe a 16-year-old female patient with measles encephalitis who developed acute pancreatitis. The response to steroid therapy was favorable.
Takebayashi
Kohzo
K
Department of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya, Japan. takeb@gmail.plala.or.jp
Aso
Yoshimasa
Y
Wakabayashi
Sadao
S
Matsutomo
Rika
R
Okumura
Ki-ichi
K
Sugita
Ryo
R
Inukai
Toshihiko
T
D000293:Adolescent; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008457:Measles / Q000150:complications*; D008459:Measles virus / Q000378:metabolism; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone