An unusual case of acute transverse myelitis caused by HSV-1 infection

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 18 year old male who presented with weakness that started in hi...

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Autores principales: Figueroa, Danisha, Isache, Carmen, Sands, Michael, Guzman, Nilmarie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4941118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27419072
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2016.05.007
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description 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 18 year 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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spelling pubmed-49411182016-07-14 An unusual case of acute transverse myelitis caused by HSV-1 infection Figueroa, Danisha Isache, Carmen Sands, Michael Guzman, Nilmarie IDCases Case Report 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 18 year 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. Elsevier 2016-06-22 /pmc/articles/PMC4941118/ /pubmed/27419072 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2016.05.007 Text en © 2016 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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