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== Additional Resources ==
 
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* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/967950-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Pediatric Poliomyelitis]
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* [http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious_diseases/enteroviruses/poliomyelitis.html Merck Manual: Poliomyelitis]
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* [http://www.polioeradication.org/ The WHO: Global Polio Eradication Initiative]
  
 
=== Journal Articles ===
 
=== Journal Articles ===

Revision as of 01:17, 24 August 2013

Clinical Summary[edit]

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[edit]

At autopsy, the thoracic and lumbar portions of the spinal cord were softer than normal and focally hemorrhagic.

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Related IPLab Cases[edit]

An infiltrate is an accumulation of cells in the lung parenchyma--this is a sign of pneumonia.