| Literature DB >> 28292034 |
Tarik Boulahri1, Ahmed Bourazza2.
Abstract
Hepatitis A virus can manifest with severe and unusual neurological attack. We report the case of a 59-year old man with balance disorder associated with lower limb paresthesias and sphincter disorders. Spinal MRI was in favor of acute myelitis. Etiologic assessment showed viral hepatitis A (HVA) -specific IgM virus as the sole abnormality. Despite high-dose corticosteroid therapy, only partial recovery was seen. A systematic etiologic search for infection caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV) should be performed in every patient with acute myelitis even in the absence of clinical or biological signs suggestive of hepatitis, especially in endemic countries where vaccine prophylaxis is lacking.Entities:
Keywords: Ataxia; hepatitis A; myelitis
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Year: 2016 PMID: 28292034 PMCID: PMC5324158 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2016.25.71.10265
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1IRM médullaire séquence pondéré T2 coupe sagittale: hyper signal focal étendu sur une hauteur de 40mm de D5 à D7
Figure 2IRM médullaire en coupe axiale pondérée T2, hypersignal dorsal des cordons postérieurs