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Early-onset acute transverse myelitis following hepatitis B vaccination and respiratory infection: case report

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: Acute transverse myelitis is an acute inflammatory process of the spinal cord and it is a rare clinical syndrome in childhood. In this paper, we report a case of 3 years-old boy who developed acute onset tetraparesia following a viral respiratory infecction and hepatitis B vaccination. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spinal cord disclosed signal-intensity abnormalities from C4 to C3. A diagnosis of acute transverse myelitis was made and the patient was treated with IV methylprednisolone and IV immunoglobulin. The child had a fair outcome despite of the very acute course of the disease and the presence of a cervical sensory level which usually harbor a poor prognosis.

Source: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2003000200020

Authors: Luiz Fernando Fonseca, Thelma Ribeiro Noce, Maria Letícia Gambogi Teixeira, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira Jr, Marco Aurélio Lana-Peixoto

Institutions: Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Language: English

Topic: Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $200