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Treatment with intravenous methyl prednisolone and physiotherapy yielded complete neurologic resolution at 6 months in a patient with dengue-associated acute transverse myelitis.
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Acute transverse myelitis is a rare complication of dengue viral infection that can be successfully treated with intravenous methylprednisolone and physiotherapy.
May support steroids in dengue myelitis; hypothesis-generating and requires confirmation before practice change.
Background: Acute transverse myelitis is a very rare complication of dengue viral infection.Very few cases have been previously reported.Case Presentation: A 38-year-old man developed acute transverse myelitis 8 days after the onset of a dengue viral infection.Magnetic resonance imaging of spinal cord showed hyper intensity on T2W at T7-T8.Laboratories studies revealed a positive Dengue serology.Treatment with intravenous methyl prednisolone and physiotherapy yielded a partial recovery, followed by complete resolution at 6 month.Conclusion: Acute transverse myelitis is a rare manifestation of dengue infection that can occur in either the peri-infectious or postinfectious phases.
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A 2017 study conducted a case report in Acute Transverse Myelitis associated with Dengue Viral Infection (n=1). Intravenous methyl prednisolone and physiotherapy was evaluated on Neurologic recovery. Treatment with intravenous methyl prednisolone and physiotherapy yielded complete neurologic resolution at 6 months in a patient with dengue-associated acute transverse myelitis.
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