Central nervous system virion detection in acute measles: histopathological, ultrastructural and pathogenetic aspects Detecção de partículas virais no SNC no sarampo agudo: aspectos histopatológicos, ultraestruturais e patogenéticos

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 w...

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Main Authors: C.L.P. Lancellotti, C.E.P. Corbett, M.I.S. Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1995-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651995000200008

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