What Is Polio?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
6. Complications
Non-paralytic polio is unlikely to result in any complications and will pass with no lasting damage done. The same cannot be said for paralytic polio, however, which can cause potentially dangerous complications in addition to the symptoms already mentioned.
Complications of polio include paralysis, bone deformities, and disability. Patients can also experience myocarditis which is the inflammation of the heart’s muscles. Aspiration pneumonia is another possibility, which is caused by inhaling food and other particles. There is also pulmonary edema, a dangerous condition caused by fluid accumulating in the lungs. Some patients will become depressed, and polio will kill in some cases.
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