Key result
Mumps infection presents as meningomyelitis mimicking mild paralytic polio, with ~36% showing residual muscle weakness.
Case Report (n=11)
Mumps virus infection can present as meningomyelitis with muscle weakness, mimicking mild paralytic poliomyelitis.
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Mumps meningomyelitis should enter the differential of poliomyelitis-like illness; leaves open the frequency and predictors of residual weakness.
Lennette et al. (1960) conducted a case report in Mumps virus infection simulating paralytic poliomyelitis (n=11). Mumps virus infection was evaluated on Clinical and laboratory manifestations including muscle weakness. Mumps virus infection can present as meningomyelitis simulating mild paralytic poliomyelitis, with 4 of 11 cases showing slight residual muscle weakness at 2 to 5 months.
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