Acute transverse myelitis after BNT162b2 vaccination against COVID-19: Report of a fatal case and review of the literature

Although the complications and sequelae of varicella are rare, they can cause significant mortality and morbidity in both the normal and compromised patient. Eight cases of "pure" acute transverse myelitis (ATM) following varicella have previously been reported in the literature. We report the ninth case of postvaricella ATM in a 9-year-old girl. Her course was characterized by paraplegia, sensory Loss, hvperesthesia, and incontinence of urine and feces. All patients, except ours, recovered fully from ATM.

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A fatal case of acute transverse myelitis associated with mumps

Journal of Emergency Medicine ◽

10.1016/s0736-4679(02)00758-8 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 341-342 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

H.üseyin Çaksen ◽

Hasan Basri Üstünbaş

Keyword(s):

Fatal Case ◽

Transverse Myelitis ◽

Acute Transverse Myelitis

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Acute Transverse Myelitis Complicated in Korean Hemorrhagic Fever: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine ◽

10.3904/kjim.1986.1.1.126 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 126-130

Author(s):

Min Ja Kim ◽

Jong Soo Choi ◽

Hyun Koo Lee ◽

Jin Hai Hyun

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Transverse Myelitis ◽

Hemorrhagic Fever ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Acute Transverse Myelitis

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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following Campylobacter jejuni gastroenteritis: Case report and review of the literature

The Neuroradiology Journal ◽

10.1177/1971400916680123 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 65-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Simone Marziali ◽

Eliseo Picchi ◽

Francesca Di Giuliano ◽

Simone Altobelli ◽

Giorgia Mataluni ◽

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Keyword(s):

Campylobacter Jejuni ◽

Clinical Course ◽

Transverse Myelitis ◽

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis ◽

Cross Reactivity ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Fisher Syndrome ◽

Acute Transverse Myelitis ◽

Bickerstaff’S Brainstem Encephalitis ◽

The Central Nervous System

We describe a case of a 25-year-old male with a diagnosis of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) following infection with Campylobacter jejuni, which is implicated in various human pathologies regarding the central nervous system (CNS) with acute course like Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), Miller-Fisher syndrome (MFS), Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis (BEE), acute transverse myelitis (ATM) as well as ADEM. These conditions are caused by cross-reactivity between Campylobacter’s epitopes and cells of the CNS that causes an immunomediated inflammatory demyelination of the CNS. In the acute phase, magnetic resonance (MR) can detect pathologic signal intensity at the CNS with areas of pathologic contrast enhancement at cortical and spinal white matter that normalize over time or can be stable. These findings can be associated with edema in parts of the CNS. The lesions typically appear at different times during the disease course and also can have a different evolution. Our purpose therefore was to describe the clinical course and MR findings of this case and perform a critical review of the literature.

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