TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of acute transverse myelitis due to measles virus
AU - Endo, Ayumi
AU - Fuchigami, Tatsuo
AU - Imai, Yuki
AU - Ishii, Wakako
AU - Arakawa, Chikako
AU - Kohira, Ryutaro
AU - Fujita, Yukihiko
AU - Izumi, Hiroyuki
AU - Mugishima, Hideo
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - A case of measles that developed myelitis is reported for the past 20 years, only nine pediatric cases including this case, have been reported in the literature. Moreover, there is no consensus about treatment. In the present case, steroid pulse therapy was, begun four days after the neurological symptoms appeared, and the prognosis was excellent. It is important to start steroid pulse therapy at the early stage in children with acute transverse myelitis after establishing the diagnosis.
AB - A case of measles that developed myelitis is reported for the past 20 years, only nine pediatric cases including this case, have been reported in the literature. Moreover, there is no consensus about treatment. In the present case, steroid pulse therapy was, begun four days after the neurological symptoms appeared, and the prognosis was excellent. It is important to start steroid pulse therapy at the early stage in children with acute transverse myelitis after establishing the diagnosis.
KW - Measles
KW - Steroid pulse therapy
KW - Transverse myelitis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70350784165&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3233/JPI-2009-0193
DO - 10.3233/JPI-2009-0193
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70350784165
SN - 1305-7707
VL - 4
SP - 405
EP - 408
JO - Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
JF - Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
IS - 4
ER -
