Seronegative neuromyelitis optica after cardiac transplantation
| Autor: | Michael J. Van Vrancken, W Cedric, Osman Mir, Sadat Shamim, Mohamed Shaji, Elecia Kim, Manu Gupta |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Weakness Neuromyelitis optica Blindness business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Immunosuppression General Medicine medicine.disease Transplantation 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine Case Studies Respiratory failure medicine Complete Blindness medicine.symptom business Neuroscience 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Popis: | We report a case of a 42-year-old man who presented with progressive weakness and blindness over the course of several months and met criteria for seronegative neuromyelitis optica. This presentation was in the setting of immunosuppression following cardiac transplant. No infectious causes were found within the neuroaxis, and he ultimately died with complete blindness, quadriplegia, and respiratory failure attributed to panmyelitis and brain stem inflammation despite aggressive therapies. |
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