| Literature DB >> 26722177 |
Elecia Kim1, Michael Van Vrancken1, Mohamed Shaji1, Osman Mir1, Cedric W Spak1, Manu Gupta1, Sadat A Shamim1.
Abstract
We report a case of a 42-year-old man who presented with progressive weakness and blindness over the course of several months and met criteria for seronegative neuromyelitis optica. This presentation was in the setting of immunosuppression following cardiac transplant. No infectious causes were found within the neuroaxis, and he ultimately died with complete blindness, quadriplegia, and respiratory failure attributed to panmyelitis and brain stem inflammation despite aggressive therapies.Entities:
Year: 2016 PMID: 26722177 PMCID: PMC4677862 DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2016.11929366
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) ISSN: 0899-8280