Open AccessLongitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis Following Dengue Virus Infection: A Rare Entity
Author(s) -
Sunil Malik,
Sonal Saran,
Archana Dubey,
Ajay Punj
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_30_17
Subject(s) - medicine , transverse myelitis , pediatrics , dengue fever , myelitis , acute transverse myelitis , gynecology , dengue virus , magnetic resonance imaging , spinal cord , pathology , radiology , psychiatry
Association of dengue fever with longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis in pediatric age group is a rare entity. We describe a case of 15 year old adolescent male who presented with dengue fever and in whom symptoms of transverse myelitis developed 4 weeks after fever (post-infectious stage). Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the diagnosis of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis involving dorso-lumbar cord. Patient recovered almost completely with minimal residual neurological deficit after a six weeks course of corticosteroids and supportive management including physiotherapy.