Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following leptospirosis

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is very rare following leptospirosis. Here we describe a patient who developed the condition after leptospiral infection, which responded to intravenous immunoglobulin only.

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Published inJournal of the Association of Physicians of India Vol. 52; pp. 327 - 329
Main Authors Chandra, S R, Kalpana, D, Anilkumar, T V, Kabeer, K A, Chithra, P, Bhaskaran, Rani
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 01.04.2004
Subjects
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated - diagnosis
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated - etiology
Female
Humans
Leptospirosis - complications
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
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Summary:Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is very rare following leptospirosis. Here we describe a patient who developed the condition after leptospiral infection, which responded to intravenous immunoglobulin only.
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ISSN:0004-5772