Scurvy associated with poliovirus infection and mimicking paralytic disease: A diagnostic challenge

Öztürk F., Cetinkaya F., Eskiocak M., Selçuk M.

Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Dergisi, vol.16, no.3, pp.243-247, 1999 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 1999
  • Journal Name: Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Dergisi
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.243-247
  • Keywords: Aseptic meningitis, Poliovirus, Scurvy
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We present a case of aseptic meningitis due to vaccine poliovirus type 1 in a three-year-old female child with scurvy. This association, which has not been described before, may be caused by the altered immunity due to scurvy.