title: Measles encephalitis and acute pancreatitis in a young adult.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya, Japan. takeb@gmail.plala.or.jp
authors.forename: Kohzo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takebayashi
authors.forename: Yoshimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aso
authors.forename: Sadao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
authors.forename: Rika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matsutomo
authors.forename: Ki-ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inukai
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone