title: Measles encephalitis in early pregnancy and after delivery.
abstract: We present two cases of measles encephalitis, one in early pregnancy and one after delivery. In case 1, the patient became unconscious 6 days after the appearance of a rash and was treated with glycerol and immunoglobulin. In case 2, the patient became unconscious 6 days after the appearance of a rash and was also treated with glycerol and immunoglobulin. Both of them recovered without any neurological sequelae. Pregnancy is a risk factor for severe measles complications, and vaccination should be promoted much more in countries with poor measles control, such as Japan.
authors.affiliation: International Center for Medical Research and Treatment, Kobe University School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan. yasuyo@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yasuyo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Ippei
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibutani
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mukubou
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shirakawa
authors.forename: Akinobu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gotoh
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawabata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005990:Glycerol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008457:Measles / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000628:therapy*; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000628:therapy*; D005719:gamma-Globulins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005719:gamma-Globulins; D005990:Glycerol