Abstract:
:Diphtheritic polyneuropathy is a vaccine-preventable illness caused by exotoxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. We present a retrospective convenience case series of 15 children (6 girls)<15 years of age (mean age 5.2 years, case-fatality rate 53%, and 1 additional case-patient who was ventilator dependent at the time of last follow-up; median follow-up period 60 days) with signs and symptoms suggestive of diphtheritic polyneuropathy. All cases were identified through national acute flaccid paralysis surveillance, which was designed to detect poliomyelitis in India during 2002-2008. We also report data on detection of diphtheritic polyneuropathy compared with other causes of acute flaccid paralysis identified by this surveillance system.
journal_name
Emerg Infect Disjournal_title
Emerging infectious diseasesauthors
Mateen FJ,Bahl S,Khera A,Sutter RWdoi
10.3201/eid1909.130117subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-01-01 00:00:00pages
1368-73issue
9eissn
1080-6040issn
1080-6059journal_volume
19pub_type
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