title: Acute quadriplegia caused by necrotizing myopathy in a renal transplant recipient with severe pneumonia: acute onset and complete recovery.
abstract: Critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy are multifaceted complications that follow severe illnesses involving the sensorimotor axons and proximal skeletal muscles. These syndromes have rarely been reported among renal transplant recipients. In this paper, we report a case of acute quadriplegia caused by necrotizing myopathy in a renal transplant recipient with severe pneumonia. The muscle strength in the patient's extremities improved gradually after four weeks of comprehensive treatment, and his daily life activities were normal a year after being discharged.
authors: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, PR, China. tu.guowei@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
authors: Guo-Wei
authors: GW
authors: Tu
authors: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, PR, China. song.jieqiong@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
authors: Jie-Qiong
authors: JQ
authors: Song
authors: National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore General Hospital Campus, Singapore, Singapore. sasayuyu@hotmail.com.
authors: Simon Kang Seng
authors: SK
authors: Ting
authors: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, PR, China. ju.minjie@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
authors: Min-Jie
authors: MJ
authors: Ju
authors: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, PR, China. he.hongyu@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
authors: Hong-Yu
authors: HY
authors: He
authors: Department of Internal Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, PR, China. dong.jihong@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
authors: Ji-Hong
authors: JH
authors: Dong
authors: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, PR, China. luo.zhe@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
authors: Zhe
authors: Z
authors: Luo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
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