Mielitis transversa en inmunocompetentes

Oñate Vergara, E.; Sota Busselo, I.; García-Santiago, J.; Gaztañaga Expósito, R.; Nogués Pérez, A.; Ruiz Benito, M.A.

doi:10.1016/S1695-4033(04)78378-2

Anales de Pediatría (English Edition)

ISSN: 2341-2879

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La mielitis transversa aguda es una enfermedad medular inflamatoria aguda caracterizada por disfunción aguda o subaguda motora, sensitiva y autonómica. La incidencia es baja, estimándose en 1–4 casos por 106 habitantes/año y en nuestro medio esta patología es excepcional, habiéndose comunicado la mayoría en pacientes inmunodeprimidos. Se describen dos nuevos casos en niños inmunocompetentes y se revisa la etiopatogenia, el diagnóstico y la evolución de esta entidad

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Mielitis transversa

Niños

Acute transverse myelitis is an acute inflammatory medullar disease characterized by acute or subacute motor, sensory and autonomic dysfunction. The incidence is low and is estimated at 1–4 cases/106 inhabitants per year. In Spain, the disorder is exceptional and most reported cases have occurred in immunodepressed patients. We describe two new cases of transverse myelitis in immunocompetent children and review the etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and outcome of this disorder

Key words:

Transverse myelitis

Children

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