Identification of 12 Cases of Acute Measles Encephalitis Without Rash.
Twelve cases of acute measles encephalitis without rash were identified from October 2011 to July 2013 in Changsha city, China; 5 were found to be genotype H1 and 2 were B3. Our data suggest that screening for measles virus is necessary in children with viral encephalitis, to eliminate the disease.
Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha.
Sai-Zhen
SZ
Zeng
Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha.
Bing
B
Zhang
Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Medical Virology and Viral Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Yan
Y
Zhang
Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha.
Le-Yun
LY
Xie
Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha.
Jie
J
Xiong
Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha.
Tian
T
Yu
Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Medical Virology and Viral Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Zhi-Ping
ZP
Xie
Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Medical Virology and Viral Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Han-Chun
HC
Gao
Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Medical Virology and Viral Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Zhao-Jun
ZJ
Duan
D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D005076:Exanthema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000473:pathology*; D008458:Measles Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage
D008458:Measles Vaccine
cerebrospinal fluid; encephalitis; measles; rash