Idiopathic acute transverse myelitis: Complete recovery after intravenous immunoglobulin

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作者：

Pavlou, E. ^{[1
]}

Gkampeta, A. ^{[1
]}

Kouskouras, K. ^{[2
]}

Evangeliou, A. ^{[3
]}

Athanasiadou-Piperopoulou, F. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hosp, Dept Pediat 2, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece

[2] Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hosp, Dept Radiol, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece

[3] Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou Hosp, Dept Pediat 4, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece

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HIPPOKRATIA | 2012年 / 16卷 / 03期

关键词：

idiopathic; Acute transverse myelitis; children; intravenous immunoglobulin; MYCOPLASMA-PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC-CRITERIA; CHILDREN;

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中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Idiopathic acute transverse myelitis is a focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord of unknown etiology diagnosed according to established criteria. As it occurs rarely in children herein we report a case of a 4 year old boy who developed clinical and radiological manifestations of myelitis, 10 days after a recent respiratory tract infection. Diagnostic workup failed to reveal a causative factor. After the administration of corticosteroids a clinical deterioration was observed and intravenous immunoglobulin was administered. Symptoms resolved within a 48-hour period, suggesting an immune-mediated pathogenetic mechanism. Hippokratia 2012; 16 (3): 283-285

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