Paralytic Disease Related to Enterovirus 71 Infection: A report of 4 cases.
- Author:
Jeong Sun WEE
1
;
Sam Kyu LEE
;
Kwang Jin SEON
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chonnam National University College of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Enterovirus 71;
Paralytic disease;
Hand-Foot-Mouth disease
- MeSH:
Child;
Disease Outbreaks;
Enterovirus*;
Gastroenteritis;
Humans;
Meningitis, Aseptic;
Meningoencephalitis;
Prognosis;
Strikes, Employee
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
1999;23(5):1046-1051
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Enterovirus 71 (E-71) infection was first described in 1974 after isolation studies of specimens from a series of patients who had severe neurological disease. One important feature of E-71 is its ability to cause paralytic disease. In the summer of 1997, we identified 4 children with E-71 infection. The striking feature of this outbreak is the occurrence of all cases with polio-like paralytic disease. Other disease associated with E-71 infection included aseptic meningitis, meningoencephalitis, respiratory disease, gastroenteritis, and hand-foot-mouth disease. The spectrum of illness observed in our cases was compared to that seen in other outbreaks. It is suggested that the significance of E-71 infection lies in its neuropathogenic potential. There is no specific, therapeutic modality of E-71 infection but its prognosis is good except some cases.
