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Poliomyelitis

MedGen UID:
18545
•Concept ID:
C0032371
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Polio
SNOMED CT: Acute poliomyelitis (398102009); Epidemic acute poliomyelitis (398256009); Polio (398102009); PM - Poliomyelitis (398102009); Poliomyelitis (398102009)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
•Concept ID:
CN307044
•
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
See: This record
Not genetically inherited (Orphanet)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0017373
Orphanet: ORPHA2912

Definition

Poliomyelitis is a viral infection caused by any of three serotypes of human poliovirus, which is part of the family of enteroviruses. [from ORDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPoliomyelitis
Follow this link to review classifications for Poliomyelitis in Orphanet.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

2019 update of EULAR recommendations for vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
Furer V, Rondaan C, Heijstek MW, Agmon-Levin N, van Assen S, Bijl M, Breedveld FC, D'Amelio R, Dougados M, Kapetanovic MC, van Laar JM, de Thurah A, Landewé RB, Molto A, Müller-Ladner U, Schreiber K, Smolar L, Walker J, Warnatz K, Wulffraat NM, Elkayam O
Ann Rheum Dis 2020 Jan;79(1):39-52. Epub 2019 Aug 14 doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215882. PMID: 31413005
Motor Neuron Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management.
Foster LA, Salajegheh MK
Am J Med 2019 Jan;132(1):32-37. Epub 2018 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.07.012. PMID: 30075105
Post-polio syndrome and the late effects of poliomyelitis: Part 2. treatment, management, and prognosis.
Lo JK, Robinson LR
Muscle Nerve 2018 Dec;58(6):760-769. Epub 2018 Aug 23 doi: 10.1002/mus.26167. PMID: 29752826

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Describing post-polio syndrome.
Sáinz MP, Pelayo R, Laxe S, Castaño B, Capdevilla E, Portell E
Neurologia (Engl Ed) 2022 Jun;37(5):346-354. Epub 2021 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2019.03.023. PMID: 35672121
Medical Comorbidities and Complications Associated with Poliomyelitis and Its Sequelae.
Shapiro LT, Sherman AL
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2021 Aug;32(3):591-600. Epub 2021 May 20 doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2021.02.010. PMID: 34175017
Palliative Care for Polio and Postpolio Syndrome.
Rhee JY, Brizzi K
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2021 Aug;32(3):569-579. Epub 2021 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2021.02.008. PMID: 34175015
Poliomyelitis.
Menant JC, Gandevia SC
Handb Clin Neurol 2018;159:337-344. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63916-5.00021-5. PMID: 30482325
Poliomyelitis and the post-polio syndrome: exercise capacities and adaptation--current research, future directions, and widespread applicability.
Birk TJ
Med Sci Sports Exerc 1993 Apr;25(4):466-72. PMID: 8479300

Diagnosis

What Is Polio?
Walter K, Malani PN
JAMA 2022 Oct 25;328(16):1652. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.17159. PMID: 36112391
Describing post-polio syndrome.
Sáinz MP, Pelayo R, Laxe S, Castaño B, Capdevilla E, Portell E
Neurologia (Engl Ed) 2022 Jun;37(5):346-354. Epub 2021 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2019.03.023. PMID: 35672121
Post-polio syndrome and the late effects of poliomyelitis: Part 2. treatment, management, and prognosis.
Lo JK, Robinson LR
Muscle Nerve 2018 Dec;58(6):760-769. Epub 2018 Aug 23 doi: 10.1002/mus.26167. PMID: 29752826
Diagnostic Use of Base Excess in Acid-Base Disorders.
Berend K
N Engl J Med 2018 Apr 12;378(15):1419-1428. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1711860. PMID: 29641969
Poliomyelitis.
Kidd D, Williams AJ, Howard RS
Postgrad Med J 1996 Nov;72(853):641-7. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.72.853.641. PMID: 8944203Free PMC Article

Therapy

Public health round-up.
Bull World Health Organ 2019 Jan 1;97(1):4-5. doi: 10.2471/BLT.19.010119. PMID: 30618458Free PMC Article
Treatment for postpolio syndrome.
Koopman FS, Beelen A, Gilhus NE, de Visser M, Nollet F
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 May 18;2015(5):CD007818. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007818.pub3. PMID: 25984923Free PMC Article
Live attenuated vaccines: Historical successes and current challenges.
Minor PD
Virology 2015 May;479-480:379-92. Epub 2015 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2015.03.032. PMID: 25864107
Post-polio syndrome and rehabilitation.
Tiffreau V, Rapin A, Serafi R, Percebois-Macadré L, Supper C, Jolly D, Boyer FC
Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2010 Feb;53(1):42-50. Epub 2009 Dec 30 doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2009.11.007. PMID: 20044320
Combination vaccines.
Edwards KM, Decker MD
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2001 Mar;15(1):209-30. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70276-2. PMID: 11301816

Prognosis

Expanding and contracting.
Mullan Z
Lancet Glob Health 2014 Feb;2(2):e58. Epub 2014 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70012-9. PMID: 25104652
Kyphoscoliosis complicating pregnancy.
To WW, Wong MW
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1996 Nov;55(2):123-8. doi: 10.1016/s0020-7292(96)02745-2. PMID: 8960992
Mass polio vaccination.
Chander J, Subrahmanyan S
BMJ 1996 May 11;312(7040):1178-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.312.7040.1178. PMID: 8634552Free PMC Article
Anesthesia mortality.
Phillips OC, Capizzi LS
Clin Anesth 1974;10(3):220-44. PMID: 4613516
Poliomyelitis in pregnancy.
SCHAEFER J, SHAW EB
Calif Med 1949 Jan;70(1):16-8. PMID: 18104716Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Poliomyelitis is a current challenge: long-term sequelae and circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus.
Quarleri J
Geroscience 2023 Apr;45(2):707-717. Epub 2022 Oct 19 doi: 10.1007/s11357-022-00672-7. PMID: 36260265Free PMC Article
Describing post-polio syndrome.
Sáinz MP, Pelayo R, Laxe S, Castaño B, Capdevilla E, Portell E
Neurologia (Engl Ed) 2022 Jun;37(5):346-354. Epub 2021 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2019.03.023. PMID: 35672121
Poliomyelitis and the post-polio syndrome: exercise capacities and adaptation--current research, future directions, and widespread applicability.
Birk TJ
Med Sci Sports Exerc 1993 Apr;25(4):466-72. PMID: 8479300
Poliomyelitis in 1954.
FREYCHE MJ, PAYNE AM
Bull World Health Organ 1956;15(1-2):43-121. PMID: 13383360Free PMC Article
Poliomyelitis in pregnancy.
SCHAEFER J, SHAW EB
Calif Med 1949 Jan;70(1):16-8. PMID: 18104716Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Treatment for postpolio syndrome.
Koopman FS, Beelen A, Gilhus NE, de Visser M, Nollet F
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 May 18;2015(5):CD007818. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007818.pub3. PMID: 25984923Free PMC Article
Is EU/EEA population protected from polio?
Nijsten D, Carrillo-Santisteve P, Miglietta A, Ruitenberg J, Lopalco PL
Hum Vaccin Immunother 2015;11(9):2123-31. Epub 2015 Apr 21 doi: 10.1080/21645515.2015.1016673. PMID: 25898095Free PMC Article
Intravenous immunoglobulin for postpolio syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Huang YH, Chen HC, Huang KW, Chen PC, Hu CJ, Tsai CP, Tam KW, Kuan YC
BMC Neurol 2015 Mar 22;15:39. doi: 10.1186/s12883-015-0301-9. PMID: 25886512Free PMC Article
Treatment for postpolio syndrome.
Koopman FS, Uegaki K, Gilhus NE, Beelen A, de Visser M, Nollet F
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Feb 16;(2):CD007818. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007818.pub2. PMID: 21328301
Total hip replacement in patients with neurological conditions.
Queally JM, Abdulkarim A, Mulhall KJ
J Bone Joint Surg Br 2009 Oct;91(10):1267-73. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B10.22934. PMID: 19794158

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