Acute transverse myelitis associated with scrub typhus: case report and a review of literatures.
We describe a rare case of acute transverse myelitis associated with scrub typhus. Magnetic resonance imaging scans, clinical characteristics, skin biopsy, and cerebrospinal fluid cytology confirmed a diagnosis of acute transverse myelitis associated with scrub typhus. To our knowledge, this was not seen in a prior publication. Our case indicates that Orientia tsutsugamushi can invade spinal cord.
Lee
Kwang Lae
KL
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon 405-760, Korea.
Lee
Ju Kang
JK
Yim
Yoon Myung
YM
Lim
Oh Kyung
OK
Bae
Keun Hwan
KH
D001706:Biopsy; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012285:Orientia tsutsugamushi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011859:Radiography; D012612:Scrub Typhus / Q000150:complications*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging