COVID-19-associated transverse myelitis treated by therapeutic plasma exchange: A case report.
J Clin Apher
; 38(1): 65-68, 2023 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-36226604
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Transverse myelitis (TM) is a very uncommon condition in children which can be associated with viral infections. Acute TM cases have been reported after Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection during the pandemic. CASE REPORT We report a child with TM related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, who was successfully treated with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE). Inability to walk and urinary retention were the central nervous system symptom. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging revealed signal changes in the spinal cord. Her neurological symptoms worsened despite receiving IVIG and high-dose steroids for the first 3 d. We performed 10 TPE sessions with 5% albumin replacement and the neurological symptoms rapidly improved.CONCLUSION:
We demonstrated that a child diagnosed with acute TM related to COVID-19 infection, was successfully treated with TPE.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Myelitis, Transverse
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Clin Apher
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey