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== Clinical Summary == | |||
Six days before his death, this 31-year-old white male became acutely ill with fever followed by an ascending paralysis which began in his feet. Three days later he was hospitalized because of difficulty in breathing. A lumbar puncture was performed and the patient's spinal fluid contained increased protein and polymorphonuclear leukocytes (4.30 PMNs/cmm). He died on the third hospital day. | |||
== Autopsy Findings == | |||
At autopsy, the thoracic and lumbar portions of the spinal cord were softer than normal and focally hemorrhagic. | |||
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