DOI: https://doi.org/10.55522/jmpas.V12I5.5482
VOLUME 12 – ISSUE 5, SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2023
Sanae Lemrabet, Abdelkarim Filali-Maltouf, Leila Medraoui, Hicham Oumzil
Virology Department, National Institute of Hygiene, Ministry of Health, Rabat, Morocco
Refer this article
Sanae Lemrabet, Abdelkarim Filali-Maltouf, Leila Medraoui, Hicham Oumzil, 2023. A case of vaccine associated paralytic poliomyelitis in an immunocompetent child in Morocco. Journal of medical pharmaceutical and allied sciences, V 12 - I 5, Pages - 6059 – 6061. Doi: https://doi.org/10.55522/jmpas.V12I5.5482.
ABSTRACT
This article describes the case of a previously healthy immune competent child who, despite having received full protection against poliomyelitis with OPV, developed severe flaccid paralysis which eventually led to his death. Poliovirus testing of his contacts revealed the presence of Sabin Like type 3 poliovirus in one of them. The patient developed paralysis and respiratory distress and deceased a few months after onset of paralysis with respiratory failure. This tragic case report demonstrates the emergence of VAPP and emphasizes the significance of early diagnosis of VAPP infections to enhance clinical management of VAPP-infected patients.
Keywords:
Vaccine associated paralytic poliomyelitis, Acute Flaccid Paralysis, Morocco, Oral Polio Vaccine.