Acute Transverse Myelitis Caused by Echovirus 11 in a Pediatric Patient: Case Report and Review of the Current Literature

Child Neurology Open

Heidi L. Moline¹ 

关键词: encephalitis;    epidemiology;    magnetic resonance imaging;    MRI;    pediatric;    enterovirus;    acute flaccid myelitis;    viral meningoencephalitis;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2329048X17751526

学科分类：儿科学

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

A 12-year-old boy presented with acute flaccid weakness of the right upper extremity and was found to have acute flaccid myelitis with transverse myelitis involving the cervical cord (C1-T1). An interdisciplinary team-based approach was undertaken, including input from a generalist, an infectious diseases physician, and a pediatric neurologist. Consultation was sought from the Minnesota Department of Health to investigate for a potential etiology and source of the responsible infection. Evaluation for an infectious etiology demonstrated infection with human echovirus 11. The patient recovered with some disability. Echovirus 11 is among the more common etiologies of acute flaccid myelitis and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of this increasingly recognized pediatric infection.

【 授权许可】

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