Mumps meningo-encephalitis

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dc.contributor.authorDonald, P. R.
dc.contributor.authorBurger, P. J.
dc.contributor.authorBecker, W. B.
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-18T14:59:37Z
dc.date.available2011-03-18T14:59:37Z
dc.date.issued1987-3
dc.descriptionCITATION: Donald, P.R., Burger, P.J. & Becker, W.B. 1987. Mumps meningo-encephalitis. S Afr Med J, 71(5):283-285.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
dc.description.abstractBetween July 1981 and June 1985, 49 cases (36 boys (73%) and 13 girls (27%)) of mumps meningoencephalitis confirmed by culture of the virus from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were seen. Patients presented particularly in the late spring and early summer. A CSF cell count > 500 x 106/l was obtained in 14 cases (28%), a total CSF protein > 0,8 g/l in 6 cases (12%) and a CSF glucose of < 2,2 mmol/l in 2 cases (4%). Two cases are reported to illustrate the diagnostic problems which the infection may cause, particularly when the CSF changes resemble those of tuberculous meningitis. In 1 case neurogenic pulmonary oedema developed after a convulsion; this caused further diagnostic uncertainty.en_ZA
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dc.identifier.citationDonald, P.R., Burger, P.J. & Becker, W.B. 1987. Mumps meningo-encephalitis. S Afr Med J, 71(5):283-285.
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/7942
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherHealth & Medical Publishing Group
dc.rights.holderSouth African Medical Journal
dc.subjectMumps -- Complicationsen_ZA
dc.subjectMeningoencephalites -- Diagnosisen_ZA
dc.subjectCerebrospinal fluid -- Examinationen_ZA
dc.titleMumps meningo-encephalitisen_ZA
dc.typeArticle
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