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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec:179:259-262.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.08.051. Epub 2016 Sep 12.

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis: The Foothold in Undervaccination

Rebecca L Holt  1 , Dylan Kann  2 , Caroline E Rassbach  3 , Hayden T Schwenk  2 , Jana M Ritter  4 , Paul A Rota  5 , Jorina Elbers  6
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis: The Foothold in Undervaccination

Rebecca L Holt et al. J Pediatr. 2016 Dec.

Abstract

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a fatal complication of measles infection. We present a case of a fully vaccinated 3-year-old boy who was diagnosed with and treated for autoimmune encephalitis before arriving at a diagnosis of SSPE. We discuss the challenges of diagnosing SSPE in developed countries.

Keywords: child; immunization.

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