A CASE OF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING TRANSVERSE MYELITIS POST DENGUE INFECTION

DR. RATNESH SHARMA; DR. SAIF ALI G. MANSURI; DR. DHARA B. ROY

Volume : VIII, Issue : XI, November - 2019

A CASE OF LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING TRANSVERSE MYELITIS POST DENGUE INFECTION

Dr. Ratnesh Sharma, Dr. Saif Ali G. Mansuri, Dr. Dhara B. Roy

Abstract :

Association of dengue fever with longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis is a rare neurological feature of dengue infection. We describe a 53 year old male who had a history of dengue fever ( serologically confirmed ) 1 month ago and in whom symptoms of longitudinally extending transverse myelitis developed 4 weeks after fever (post-infectious stage). Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the diagnosis of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis involving dorso-lumbar cord upto the conus medullaris. Our patient recovered with minimal residual neurological deficit in the form of minimal gait imbalance after a six weeks course of corticosteroids and supportive management including physiotherapy.