Open AccessAcute disseminated encephalomyelitis following intrauterine infected device
Author(s) -
Mirela Ţigliş,
Cristina Bologa,
Monica BERBEC,
Ileana PERIDE,
Alaa Mostafa Hamedou Mostafa SALEH,
Cristian COBILINSCHI,
Raluca Ungureanu,
Andrei NICULAE,
Tiberiu Paul Neagu,
Ioana Marina Grințescu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
romanian journal of medical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6108
pISSN - 1842-8258
DOI - 10.37897/rjmp.2021.4.23
Subject(s) - acute disseminated encephalomyelitis , medicine , septic shock , central nervous system , disease , encephalomyelitis , vaccination , immune system , pediatrics , sepsis , natural history , immunology , multiple sclerosis , intensive care medicine , pathology
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is an inflammatory, immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that usually appears in the first nine years of life, commonly following an infection or vaccination. We report the case of a middle-aged female, with history of recent perpetual infections, with neurologic symptoms masked by a severe septic shock and subsequent multiple organ failure. Although in adults the prognosis is more severe, and there are various reported cases with unfavorable evolution, following corticosteroid and physical therapy, our patient was able to recover an important part of her neurological deficits.