Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) or ADEM-like inflammatory changes in a heart-lung transplant recipient: a case report.
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a white matter inflammatory disease which usually follows a viral infection or pharmaceutical intervention. We describe a case of presumed ADEM in a heart/lung transplant patient, the etiology of which cannot be elucidated. The fascinating aspect is the mode of clinical presentation and the rapid resolution of radiologic abnormalities. Histologic examination of the brain is provided in an attempt to elucidate the radiographic abnormalities.
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D004541:Eisenmenger Complex / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004694:Endocardial Cushion Defects / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology