Treatment for neonatal neuralgic amyotrophy.
We report a 15-day-old neonate with a brachial plexus neuropathy diagnosed as neuralgic amyotrophy concomitant with an osteomyelitis of the ipsilateral humerus. She was treated with intravenous antibiotics and oral dexamethasone and improved dramatically within days.
Department of Neurology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands. j.vaneijk@neuro.umcn.nl
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D020968:Brachial Plexus Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007223:Infant; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003907:Dexamethasone