title: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis associated with acute rheumatic fever.
abstract: An 8-year-old boy developed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, 2 weeks after an episode of acute rheumatic fever. The disease was succesfully treated with high-dose methylprednisolone. A wide range of neurologic disorders is associated with streptococcal disease. Poststreptococcal acute disseminated encephalomyelitis was previously reported in children, but to our knowledge, this is the first case report of rheumatic fever complicated by acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. This case supports the hypothesis that rheumatic fever, a late complication of streptococcal infections, may be associated with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey. semra_saygi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Semra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saygı
authors.forename: Asburçe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olgaç
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Üçkardeş
authors.forename: Füsun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alehan
authors.forename: Birgül
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Varan
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone