Benzene poisoning as a possible cause of transverse myelitis.
A case of transverse myelitis in a 25-year-old patient was described. The transverse myelitis was caused by toxic cause, probably as a result of benzene poisoning. This diagnosis was based on: The differential diagnosis. The patient's occupation. The abnormal high urinary phenol levels. The coincidence of decreasing urinary phenol values with an amelioration of the clinical condition of patient. After consulting the literature, we think that this case of transverse myelitis based on a benzene poisoning is the first ever described.
D000328:Adult; D001554:Benzene / Q000506:poisoning*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009187:Myelitis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000652:urine; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010636:Phenols / Q000652:urine
D010636:Phenols; D001554:Benzene