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Case Reports
. 1986 Jul;78(1):121-3.

Acute steroid-induced tetraplegia following status asthmaticus

P W Kaplan, W Rocha, D B Sanders, B D'Souza, A Spock
  • PMID: 3725482
Case Reports

Acute steroid-induced tetraplegia following status asthmaticus

P W Kaplan et al. Pediatrics. 1986 Jul.

Abstract

A 10-year-old girl was treated for an acute asthmatic attack with ventilation and a high-dose steroids regimen. An areflexic paralysis of the four limbs was noted when artificial ventilatory support was withdrawn. Electromyography and a muscle biopsy revealed marked myopathic features. We discuss the unusual presentation of an acute steroid-induced myopathy in an asthmatic patient.

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