J Korean Neurol Assoc.
2018 Aug;36(3):220-222. 10.17340/jkna.2018.3.17.
An Anti-aquaporin 4 Positive Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis with Antecedent Necrotizing Pneumonia Associated with S. aureus
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- 1Department of Neurology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea. azulmar@gmail.com
- KMID: 2436083
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.17340/jkna.2018.3.17
Abstract
- A 53-year-old male patient presented with quadriparesis during pulmonological hospitalization for the treatment of S. aureus associated necrotizing pneumonia. He was diagnosed with the aquaporin-4 (AQP4) positive longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis from pons to T3 level. Despite the administration of intravenous methylprednisolone and plasma exchange with appropriate antibiotics, the patient's neurological condition deteriorated and he died. Our case implies that an S. aureus associated necrotizing pneumonia can trigger an AQP4 positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and contribute to the devastating course.
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