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Case 19-2005

2005; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 352; Issue: 25 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmcpc059015

1533-4406

Ann Y. Kao, Rus Munandar, Stephen Ferrara, David M. Systrom, Robert L. Sheridan, Sydney S. Cash, Edward T. Ryan,

Disaster Response and Management

A 17-year-old Indonesian girl was swept up by a tsunami that followed a large earthquake. She aspirated salt water and mud but did not lose consciousness. Two days later, a cough developed; two weeks after the tsunami, she had headache, nausea, and vomiting. One week later, right-sided hemiparesis and aphasia developed, which worsened after several weeks in local hospitals. She was transferred to the U.S. Naval Ship Mercy for evaluation and treatment.