Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, with massive necrosis of the spinal cord, probably due to antitetanus serum.
The clinical and pathological findings are described of a fatal case of acute haemorrhagic leucoencephalitis and disseminated encephalomyelitis with acute necrosis of the white matter of the spinal cord. It is suggested that the reaction was a severe immunological response of an allergic nature, probably due to antitetanus serum.
D002648:Child; D004679:Encephalomyelitis; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated; D005269:Femur; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000633:toxicity*; D007223:Infant; D008499:Medical Records; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013742:Tetanus / Q000276:immunology*
D007106:Immune Sera
ENCEPHALOMYELITIS/case reports; FEMUR/fracture and dislocation; IMMUNE SERUMS/toxicology; SPINAL CORD/pharmacology; TETANUS/immunology