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Malawi Med J
; 35(1): 67-69, 2023 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38124692
RESUMO
A 41-year old woman was treated for cholera at one of the health centers in Blantyre. Two days after discharge from the treatment unit, she developed weakness of all 4 limbs and difficulties with speech. She was referred to the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital. A CT scan of the brain showed hypodense lesions in the pons. A diagnosis of central pontine myelinolysis was made. She recovered slowly and was discharged from hospital 17 days after admission.