Measles encephalitis in early pregnancy and after delivery.
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.
Matsumoto
Yasuyo
Y
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
Morimoto
Ippei
I
Shibutani
Takahiro
T
Mukubou
Masaaki
M
Shirakawa
Toshiro
T
Gotoh
Akinobu
A
Kawabata
Masato
M
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
D005719:gamma-Globulins; D005990:Glycerol