This study was done to determine the clinical course, cause and outcome of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) in @entity1 . All AFP cases (< 15 years) in the @entity1 's ward of Khulna Medical College Hospital (Bangladesh) were recorded, investigated and followed up to sixty days as a part of passive surveillance. Main outcome variables were vulnerable age group, vaccine status, predominant limb involvement, clinical variants, virus isolation and residual @entity912 . Thirty-four @entity1 with AFP were admitted in hospital in the last three years with the highest number (14) in 1998. The majority of @entity1 belonged to the age group 5-9 years with a male female ratio of 1.3:1. Nearly one third of the cases were either partially vaccinated or not vaccinated at all. The lower limbs bore the brunt of @entity912 excepting a few (14.7%). Clinically, @entity5011 was the commonest (47.1%) followed by @entity1651 . No @entity9925 was isolated from these cases. Residual @entity912 was observed in four out of ten cases who returned for follow up. AFP will continue to occur even after eradication of @entity3328 and @entity5011 is the most important clinical entity for this.

Clinical profile of acute flaccid XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children'] @entity3328 :: ('MESH:D011051', 'Disease') :: ['poliomyelitis'] @entity9925 :: ('138950', 'Species') :: ['poliovirus'] @entity5011 :: ('MESH:D020275', 'Disease') :: ['Guillain Barre Syndrome'] @entity1651 :: ('MESH:D004679', 'Disease') :: ['encephalomyelitis'] @entity912 :: ('MESH:D010243', 'Disease') :: ['paralysis']
@entity912 :: (MESH:D010243,Disease) :: ['paralysis']
