Central nervous system virion detection in acute measles: histopathological, ultrastructural and pathogenetic aspects

Histopathological and ultrastructural studies of 23 patients who died with clinical diagnosis of measles were carried out. In 12 cases viral nucleocapsids were searched by electron microscopy and detected in 100% of the cases in the lungs and in 50% of the cases in the central nervous system. They were mostly intranuclear. Histopathological changes associated to neurological alterations and the detection of virion are discussed in relation to acute and delayed clinical manifestations.

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Main Authors: Lancellotti,C.L.P., Corbett,C.E.P., Duarte,M.I.S.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 1995
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651995000200008
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