Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a measles complication, in an internationally adopted child.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bonthius, D. J. ; Stanek, N. ; Grose, C.
• Description:
  A healthy 13-year-old boy who had spent the first 4.5 years of his life in an orphanage in Thailand before adoption by an American couple became ill with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis and died several months later. The boy had most likely contracted wild-type measles in Thailand. Measles complications are a risk in international adoptions.
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Adoption
  • Emigration And Immigration
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Measles
  • Orphanages
  • Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 6(4):377-381.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Thailand
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14991/cdc_14991_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 303.85 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:55789fac1c088f08979c29842d7d96932d00c600688a3891ae1ba3b305eaa16a