2.A Case of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Associated with Hepatitis C Virus Infection.
Jae Eun SIM ; Jun Bum LEE ; Yu Na CHO ; Sang Hyun SUH ; Ja Kyung KIM ; Kyung Yul LEE
Yonsei Medical Journal 2012;53(4):856-858
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a monophasic autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, which typically follows acute viral or bacterial infection or vaccination. We report a case of ADEM associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with positive serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) anti-HCV antibody. After steroid treatment, neurologic symptoms were improved. Virus triggers autoimmunity or direct viral invasion plays a part in the genesis of ADEM. This is the first reported case of ADEM with anti-HCV antibody in the CSF.
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated/*diagnosis/drug therapy/etiology/virology
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Female
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Hepacivirus/pathogenicity
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Hepatitis C/*complications
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Humans
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Methylprednisolone/therapeutic use
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Middle Aged
3.A (H1N1) influenza pneumonia with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: a case report.
Jun YANG ; Yu-Guang WANG ; Yun-Liang XU ; Xian-Ling REN ; Yu MAO ; Xing-Wang LI
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2010;23(4):323-326
China
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Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated
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complications
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therapy
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virology
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Female
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Humans
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Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
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isolation & purification
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Influenza, Human
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complications
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therapy
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virology
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Middle Aged
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Pneumonia, Viral
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complications
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therapy
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virology
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Treatment Outcome