Pyomyelia presenting as acute flaccid paralysis

Adequacy of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Surveillance Indicators for Iran in 2016

Eradication of polio as a largest public health innovation is led by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the world (1). The main strategies to reach this goal included improved routine immunization, adequate response to outbreaks and effective surveillance (2). Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance has considered as a comprehensive program for polio eradication, by identification of are...

Acute Flaccid Myelitis in A 9- year- old Girl: A Case Report

Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a polio-like paralysis in children no older than 21, has recently reemerged and increasing numbers of such cases have been reported worldwide since 2012. Accurate and early diagnosis of this condition could help with better management of the disease. A 9- year- old girl with chief complaint of headache, fever and vomiting was subsequently affected by an acute...

Genomic Analysis of Vaccine-Like Poliovirus Isolates from Stool Specimens of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Cases with Residual Paralysis during the Years 1380-1381 in Iran

West Nile virus infection presenting as acute flaccid paralysis in an HIV-infected patient: a case report and review of the literature.

We describe a case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection in an HIV-infected patient who presented with an isolated flaccid monoparesis of the right upper extremity. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of flaccid paralysis caused by WNV infection in an HIV-infected patient. We then review the medical literature on WNV infection occurring among patients who are infected with HIV. Unlik...

Guillain Barre syndrome: the leading cause of acute flaccid paralysis in Hazara division.

BACKGROUND Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) can be caused by a number of conditions. A common preventable cause is poliomyelitis which is still being reported in Pakistan, Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS), also known as Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, is another common cause of acute flaccid paralysis. It is important to recognize GBS in childhood as parents consider all acute flacci...