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Neuromyelitis optica following CMV primo‐infection
Author(s) -
Tran C.,
Du Pasquier R. A.,
Cavassini M.,
GuexCrosier Y.,
Meuli R.,
Ciuffreda D.,
Waeber G.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01794.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neuromyelitis optica , myelopathy , rhabdomyolysis , cytomegalovirus , optic neuropathy , cytomegalovirus infection , presentation (obstetrics) , dermatology , pathology , immunology , optic nerve , multiple sclerosis , spinal cord , herpesviridae , viral disease , human cytomegalovirus , surgery , virus , ophthalmology , psychiatry
. We report the case of an acute optic neuromyelitis with rhabdomyolysis in a 34‐year‐old immunocompetent transsexual patient following a recent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. The combination of optic neuropathy and myelopathy is recognized as Devic's syndrome. Clinical presentation was unusual as the recent CMV infection induced rhabdomyolysis and was the suspected trigger of neuromyelitis.