An unusual case of acute transverse myelitis caused by HSV-1 infection
| Autor: | Michael Sands, Nilmarie Guzman, Carmen Isache, Danisha Figueroa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Pathology viruses Transverse myelitis Case Report Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Neurological disorder Herpes simplex virus Quadriplegia medicine.disease_cause 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cerebrospinal fluid medicine medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Magnetic resonance imaging Spinal cord medicine.disease Surgery 030104 developmental biology Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Acute Transverse Myelitis Etiology business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | IDCases, Vol 5, Iss C, Pp 29-31 (2016) IDCases |
| ISSN: | 2214-2509 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.idcr.2016.05.007 |
| Popis: | Transverse myelitis is a neurological disorder of the spinal cord that can have a variety of etiologies. Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection has been described as one of the causes, most commonly HSV type 2.We report here a case of an 18year old male who presented with weakness that started in his upper extremities and rapidly evolved to quadriplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging of spine was consistent with transverse myelitis. HSV type 1 PCR testing on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was positive. He was started on acyclovir and steroids, but despite therapy, patient did not recover motor function. |
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