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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following inactivated influenza vaccination in the Brazilian Amazon: a case report
- Source :
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 48, Iss 4, Pp 498-500 (2015)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT), 2015.
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Abstract
- AbstractHere, we describe a case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) that occurred during a plausible risk interval following inactivated influenza vaccination in a previously healthy 27-year-old man from Manaus, Brazil. He was treated with intravenous methylprednisolone and immunoglobulin. One-month follow-up revealed resolution of the brain lesions, but not of the spinal cord lesions. No recurrence or progression of the main neurological symptoms was observed. After two years of monitoring, the patient continues to experience weak lower limbs and urinary retention. Thus, we recommend that ADEM should be considered in a patient presenting with neurological symptoms after influenza vaccination.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16789849 and 00378682
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.3b4243d2d4ef4fc7acdfa554ea80a5a5
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0314-2014