MCQ Pediatrics Answer 41
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The correct answer is C.
The child has subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), which is fortunately a very rare, late complication of measles infection at an early age. The existence of this complication is part of the rationale to immunize children to measles at an early age. It is thought that very young children's immune and neurologic systems may permit the virus to become established in the brain. The exact mechanism of injury is poorly understood, but the brain shows encephalitis involving both gray and white matter. 40% of cases die within 1 year, and it is thought that the disease is probably always eventually fatal.
None of the other diseases progresses to SSPE.
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