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Case Reports
. 2010;33(4):425-7.
doi: 10.1080/10790268.2010.11689722.

Acute transverse myelitis associated with dengue viral infection

Nouansompheng Chanthamat  1 , Pornchai Sathirapanya
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Case Reports

Acute transverse myelitis associated with dengue viral infection

Nouansompheng Chanthamat et al. J Spinal Cord Med. 2010.

Abstract

Background: Acute transverse myelitis is a rare manifestation of dengue viral infection. Four cases have been previously reported in the literature.

Objective: To report a case of a 61-year-old woman who developed acute transverse myelitis 6 days after the onset of a dengue viral infection.

Findings: Magnetic resonance imaging of spinal cord showed hypersignal intensity on T2W at T9-T10. Laboratories studies revealed a high titer of hemagglutination inhibition of dengue virus. Treatment with intravenous pulse methylprednisolone and physiotherapy yielded a partial recovery, followed by complete resolution at 1 year postinfection.

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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Figure 1
The MRI of the thoracic and the lumbar spine showed abnormal hypersignal intensity on T2W at dorsal part of spinal cord at the level of T9-T10 (arrow).
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