Ekiri syndrome: a report of 13 cases

"nBackground: Ekiri syndrome or lethal toxic encephalopathy is a complication of shigellosis with dysentery, hyperpyrexia, seizures, headache and altered level of consiousness, which rapidly progresses to death. These children die at the beginning of the disease (8-48 hours from the beginni...

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Main Authors: Rahbarimanesh AA, Zandkarimi MR, Naderi F, Salamati P
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-02-01
Series:Tehran University Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/13229.pdf&manuscript_id=13229